Before the wall ... During the cere monies of the blessing of the statue of Our Lady of the A umption, Fr. KNIGHT Ryan says the preceding prayers, while John Beh and Ray Tiedje assist him. Father sprinkled the tatue with so BEACON much holy water that the water ran down the wall. Vol. II-No. l A sumption High School Davenport, Iowa October 2, 1959 StatueMetamorphi zes "ThisPile of Bricks" ''This mere pile of bricks and tone · has been changed into Assumption high school through the erection of a sta tue," commented Fr. Edmond Weeg in his introductory address at the dedica tion ceremony Sept. 20. Over a hundred priests, sisters, stu dents, and honored guest of the cla~ of '59 were pre ·ent, as Fr. Wecg con gratulated the first graduates on their donation. The creator of the tatue, Miss Donna Marihart , explained why she cho e aluminum as a medium for the work First, it 1s a contemporary material. Second, aluminum was already u ed in the construction of the building; there fore the statue ties in with the build ing. Third, the statue will not dis color to any extent in oxidizing. Fourth, aluminum is durable yet light. Miss Marihart described the main structural form as a, "restrained, up ward-moving curve to express the idea of the Blessed Mother's Assumption Knight Beacon Changes Face; into heaven." This curve sweeps from the bottom of the skirt, along the arm, to the top of the veil. The arc is re Staff Approves New Portfolio peated in the upward-pointed hand~ Tailor-made for Assumption high Distribution of papers and covers which are strong, capable, and woman school, and a unique experiment are will be made through the homerooms ly. some of the terms used by the Knight this year , Orders for the covers will Although the hands have been crit Beacon staff to describe this year's be taken by members of the staff. icized by some as being too large, the revised format. Layout will be flexible, varying from
ALL STICK TO - GETH-ER IN ALL KINDS OF WEATH-ER WEI RE Mr. Paarman, the band director, plans to use the pep song "as a quick --- rouser for all athletic events." It will be played when the team scores a ONE AT A - - SSUHP- TION HIGH---- touchdown. Future plans for the band include the acquisitions of uniforms, and possibly the performing of half time programs .
2 DJ Flips His Platters But Never His Lid by Roberta Elli but 1t helps," Don quips. "In reahty, Weeg is the pro but Father Mottet Records, java, and golf fill the life though, it takes much training and a keeps me wondering - 'Who is worse, of a man from Jonesboro, Arkansas. lot of experience. A thorough back Father or myself?'" ground in English, geography and his This man is no other than Don Nel Besides his varied activities, Don son - the man who spins the platters tory is a necessity, In fact, most sta manages to give about three hops a at Assumption's hops. tions require a college education for the job today." week. He now limits himself to pri Don first began his disc jockey ca vate hops. He feels that there arc so Since Don has passed out the trad reer as a record librarian in seventh many disk jockeys who arc only out grade. As Don puts it, "A record li itional blue-banded cigars, he spends for the almighty dollar rather than for brarian is one who puts away the much of his time at home with his wife 'mess' of records after a dj's show." and baby boy. But he adds, "This sum the enJoyment of the teen-agers. Don mer I took up golf and now my wife says that the private hop is much more At fourteen Don was given a show (the former Mary Jo Van Camp) is a orderly and one can get to know his by a friend from 6:30 to 6:45 a.m. They golfer's widow. I like to play golf with own clasmates much better at such a thought that only a few people would gathering , hear the show. "But 1t happened that Father Wceg and Father Mottet. Father both bosses of the radio station were listening that day and consequently both my friend and myself were fired," laughes Don
As a sophomore in high school, Don got his first real job as a disc jockey He spun records every night after school. Later he moved to the Quad Cities where he is now employed by WQUA, Moline .
"Many people ask me what I do be tween records and newscasts. Well, actually there is little time to even get out of the small recording room . Switching from turntable to turn table and recording everything I say on the air at the exact second keeps me very busy. During the five-minute newscasts, I go outside and get a breath of fresh air. I usually get a cup of coffee during the 15 minute broad casts. I live for these moments." What does it take to be a disc jock ey? Well, you don't have to be crazy Discs from a di c jockey .. . Re cords are offered by Don el on to Jack Rad loff, '60, Pat Miley, '61, and Larr y Ros enfield , '62.
Th e pau se that refr es he s ... Mary Jo Lacey '61, and Jo an McKinne y '61, ip cok e a th ey tak e a break between dance . Pat Carne y '62 di penses.
Hi-Lites Oct. 2 Notre Dame of Niles, away Oct. 4-10 Fire Prevention Week Oct. 7 Faculty Meeting Periods 8-9 Oct. 9 Wahlert, home Oct. 13 Mothe rs Club Oct. 27 J oliet Catholic, away Oct. 18 Home & School Conference St. J oseph's DeWitt Oct. 23 Alle man, away Oct. 30 Clint on, home
3 PrinciplesGuide Publications "May light eternal Principle and pohci s guidmg publication of the shine upon him, 0 Knight Beacon this year will be: Lord, with Thy 1 Through trial and e. ·p rimentation, we will seek to saint forever, for cie, lop a student publication that is original and Thou art gracious. suited to the rndiv1dual needs of Assumption high Eternal rest give to sehool him, O Lord; and let perpetual light 2. W will be known officially as the Knight Beacon shine upon him: pm tfolio. which will be publlshed once a month on with Thy saint for g•· by 1r page .. These will be gathered together in ever, for Thou art a pennan nt cover to prO\·ide a chronological record graciou ." From the of the y ,ar's eYents. Football programs and programs Communion of the from othN e,·ents will be printed to fit in the same Ia. s on the day of folder . burial. :3. \\'e will \\T1tc past eYents as past news, not at Dennis Voziku '62 t mptmg to xpr ss them in the present tense. We "Requie cat in pace." will wnt about an eYent before it occurs, but ex plarn 1t fully. with pictures, aft r it has happened. This 1s a change from our previous policy of accent "Dear Father Mottet" uatrng the future because we feel it will be more in Im with our objectl\·e of providing an accurate rec VozikisProud to be Student ord f the school year. Thoughat ANSfor onlya Year -l. mce the alumni are an extension of the student bod •, we will report the significant achievements of June, 1959 Assumption graduates in scholastic and athletic fi Ids . "Dear Father Mottet, 5. To encourage crcati,·e writing, we will accept for Tha nk you very nrnch for the card. I wish I had publication original student works . the words to e:i:press my thanks more fully. 6. In our editorials we will attempt to be factual and Both the faculty and the students have been won to pr s nt both sides of contemporary issues or prob derful about my condition. They have made me feel lems, because \\' feel that student opimon is valuable like one of them. It makes me proud to be part of As in soh·ing student problems . sumption High School. 7. We will write about unusual and interesting proj Sincerely, ect bemg carried out in individual classes to inform Dennis Vozikis" all students about them. D nnis di d of Cooley's Anemia, June 10, shortly 8. Through e.·planatory features during the year we aft r this 1 tter was mailed. The only thing that kept will attempt to highlight various phases of social life Dennis alive were the blood transfusions that he had and school departments. been receiving all his life. 9. Our writing will reflect the Christian principles of Dennis' classmates said that he had one of those bringing the light of truth to the darkness of ignor rare personalities that made him a friend of every ance expressed in our motto "as a beacon in the one and an enemy of none. In his capacity as secre night." tary of the freshman class, a position he was elected to, P. D./L . M./C. G. he attended every meeting faithfully and was pre pared to bring up any point that the students sug gested to him to the attention of the student council. ~•'\ Even though he knew that he probably would not KNIGHT BEACON t live long enough to graduate from high school, Den .. .. nis never let pity overcome him, and he always tried ..As " Be,uon in /he f\ ighl" -:.., ...~ ' 4151t'" hard maintaining a 3.36 scholastic rating with thir ii EDITOR · Patrick Deluhery teen out of fourteen A's in application and participat ASSOCIATE EDITORS : Carole Gro , Larry Montford ing in Little League for four years. LAYOUT. Tom McDonnell, John Beh BUSINESS MANAGER : Ray T1edJe "We were happy to have had Dennis as long as we FEATURES : Roberta Ellis did," tated Dennis' Orthodox Father, Mr. Peter Voz CIRCULATION . Dtck Fick , M:iry Ann Sunderbruch COPY EDITOR Margaret DtBla 10 ikis. To att st to Dennis' school spirit, Mr. Vozikis SPORTS EDITOR· Dick Wolfe said, "I think that we, his parents, came in third in SPORTS STAFF · Skip Kuriger Dtck Leonard his affection behind religion and school. He visited ART . Judy Al>bott PHOTOGRAPHERS : Gary Jan,en. Paul Bauer the chapel at school three times a week after school, EDITORIAL STAFF · Jerry Kane, Ron Rehlmann, Kathy Kehoe, and he was always thinking and talking about the Barb Snell, Jun Johnson. John Berntsen ADVISOR : Fr . W1lltarn F Wtebler kids at school " 4 BishopBespeaks Progress When Bishop Hayes officially opened school with LiteFlashes Mass in the auditorium, he cautioned us to be "phy What do seniors expect from their senior year? The sically, mentally and spiritually fit." So far, we have answers that follow are typical of upperclassmen's followed his advice. thought. As a senior I expect proper respect from the lower The physical plant is gleaming. Sidewalks are a classmen and a certain amount of trust and respon great help. We seldom see mud tracks. Many shrubs sibility from my teachers. I do not think that these add life to our roomy campus. A new flagpole shows two wishes are unfounded or founded on foolish pride. our patriotism, and the statue of the Assumption dedi I believe that by now most seniors have attained cates us to Mary. certain knowledge and skills which deserve respect Mentally, too, there is a better attitude. Most stu of those around me. I also expect the faculty to put a dents are happy with the shorter lunch periods which certain amount of responsibility in my hands. This allow dismissal at 3:00 P.M. sharp. It also relieves responsibility in different lines will futher my feeling congestion between the two lunch periods. The home of being on the top of the ladder. room system has also been successfully initiated on Tom Atzen - '60 the boys' side. * * • I guess I could name many desires that I would like During the Bishop's Mass at AHS, students dis to have filled during my senior year. However, I played maturity by paying strict attention to both the would like my senior year to give me a picture of Mass and the sermon. Attendance at daily Mass has what my freshman year in college will be like - been slowly picking up. well, as closely as possible. I chose this reason because Faculty members of both divisions have commented the step from high school to college will be one of on the spirit of cooperation displayed by students. the greatest jumps we can make in life. I hope that There is still room for improvement. Student support my senior year will build up my courage to face col at the Cedar Rapids Regis game was pitiful. Enthus lege with the idea that I am going to try to make iasm should increase for the coming home games. the best of it. My future largely depends on wh at I do in college. Remember Bishop Hayes' advice. We have a good Joe Ross - '60 school and it's getting better. If each student improves * * * physicially, mentally and morally, we will continue I hope to gain a knowledge that will help me to this progress. make a success of my life. I expect to get the expe P. D. rience in making my own decision, and fulfilling the responsibility given to me by those over me. Above all I intend to make my final decision about my fu ture. Mary Sue Schwiet ers - '60 Liturgy and Laity Use ' KemoSabay' at Mass? by Jerry Kane Remember our first pep rally - the faculty was impressed by the spirit of the students, as shown by the noise they made. Recall, too, how people were impressed with the quietude at the school's opening Mass. Now, stop and think. If noise showed real spirit at the pep rally, why 1s it that people were impressed by silence at the Mass? Of course you're not expected to holler "kemo sabay" or "first and ten, do it again" at Mass. However, a little noise in the form of responding to the priest, as is done in the dialogue Mass, would not only show spirit, but would give the students a chance to par ticipate in the Mass. Dialogue Masses are being held in other places, why not here at Assumption? There are daily Masses in the chapel, and this would provide an excellent opportunity to inaugurate "noisy Masses." At the pep meeting we had cheerleaders who led Sr. Mar y Ernestine, BVM, points to her painting of Bishop us through the cheers. Some one will have to lead the Hayes, which is outside the chapel. way toward the dialog ue Mas s. How abou t you? 5 Student Council Considers Award, Pep, Activities In honor of Dennis Vozikus, the student council established the "Den nis Vozikus Award" at its last reg ular meeting, Wed ., Sept. 23. This award will be given to the underclass man, boy or girl student council mem ber, who manifests outstanding serv ice during the year. This award will be in addition to the student council awards given each year to the boy and girl who have contributed most to council activity . (A story on Den ms Vozikus appears on page 4.) On Wed., Sept. 30, a committee will see Fr. J. 0 . McAuliffe, regarding the social activities which may be per mitted by freshmen. This project was brought to the attention of the coun cil by two non-student council mem bers, Jim Miller and Les Bickford. All students are urged to feel free to bring suggestions to meetings, Fr. W. Dawson, moderator, observed. In the interest of promoting school spirit, a committee has been assigned to look into the possibilities of the formation of a pep club. A report on this should be ready by the next m,eet ing. Though not appearing in this issue, the student council will again spon sor a ''Youth of the Month," though the policies under which it will be selected will be altered. The student council will again be in charge of programs sold at the football games. Ads are being solicited Preparing for the state student council convention, Judy Eggers points out and information readied for programs Ame , la., to like Cuervor t. Pat Deluhery types as Kathy Kehoe suggests for the Wahlert-Assumpt10n game, an idea. Jeanne Myers contacts area school for comparisons. Greg Cusack Oct. 9. is absent for the picture. Jeanne Meyer, Judy Egger, Kathy Kehoe, Pat Deluhery, Mike Ceurvorst, and Greg Cusack are preparing a pan KB Survey Says Jazz is Crazy, Man el for the state student council con by Jim Johnson mer job. The summer was not com vention to be held in Ames, Oct. 19. plete boredom, however, for the aver Kathy Kehoe will also present to the "Jazz music is crazy and classical is age student saw five movies and did convention a report on the State long hair," one student thought. An some reading. Tolstoy's War and Peace Workshop held in Cedar Falls, July other said jazz was fast and classical was on one boys list of books. 12-17. slow. Neither was right. These and 30,000 other answers were given in According to the survey the majority the Knight Beacon survey taken as a of Assumption students are college poll of student opinion to serve as a bound; moreover, 20% more boys than guide for publication. girls plan to attend. Most of the stu Scholars Vie dents had not determined the college A flurry of tests with highly-valued The survey revealed many things; scholarships as possible rewards are such as, only lOo/ of the students they planned to attend. seen for juniors and seniors. didn't know who the director of As sumption High School was. The 10% School spirit was considered by 45% The deadline for entry into the Iowa was comprised mostly of freshmen. of the girls and 31 % of the boys as Illinois Gas and Electric Company the school's biggest problem this year. Scholarship Program was Friday, Sept. Oddly enough, many boys did not Several girls cited the boys' reluctance even recognize the change in the habits 25. Three four-year college scholar to dance as the greatest problem. Few worn by the B.V.M.'s but most of ships will be awarded on this program. had solutions to offer. The first step in pursuing these awards those who noticed the change liked it. will be the Preliminary Scholastic Ap Many of the students thought the new About 60 '7c. of the student body titude Tests, given by the College En habits looked more comfortable on dates; 25% of these have gone steady. trance Examination Board on Oct. 24. the nuns. Approximately 95'7, of those who date have done so in a group. The PSAT tests will be given to Most students, bored with the sum juniors on that date as a means of mer routine, were glad to get back Through the year the results of this guidance. Approximately 80 students to school. A few capitalists, neverthe survey will be utilized and seen in the will be taking this test at Assumption. less, were sorry to give up that sum- pages of the Knight Beacon. 6 Chuck Skelley '61, amuses the student council and the freshmen class with his widely acclaimed impersonations during the Student Council program on Freshmen Get-Acquainted Day, Sept. 10. The program also included a mock Student Coun cil meeting.
DiocesanYCS Federatesat Year's First Study Day; • Parents Ponder Teen Problems ID Christian Family by Mike Ceurvorst cided that the father must be the dis There should be mutual discussion of ciplinarian but he should work with problems. To form a diocesan federation, 230 the mother. Parents should work on Young Christian Students of the Dav Many and varied are the sources of discipline that is understood by all. irritation between parents and teens. enport diocese gathered at Assumption In regard to teens and rules made for high school Sunday, Sept. 27. At this Major problem is discipline. Discipline, them parents often forget that the respected discipline, is missing in many, Study Day they covered topics to be teens think like adults while other acted on by the YCS during the next many homes. It's hard to give the kids younger members of the family don't. what they want. Younger children are three years. These include the fam But if a rule is restrictive to a teen ily, human relations, and parish life. big problems. Few problems exist af hP must be willing to make the nec ter understanding is accomplished. Highlights of the day included work essary sacrifice if it will help the fam Teens should think about this, panel shops on such topics as the liturgy, ily. members commented. Moreover, the labor, and the social inquiry . Focal Some teens wondered why parents parents must set an example of obed point of the day was the Mass cele don't explain the facts of life to their ience to all lawful authority. brated by Fr. Marvin Mottet, YCS children. Panel members thought that Study habits should be regulated by moderator. Led by Fr. v,,imam F. often the parents don't know when parents. The primary burden of edu Wiebler the YCS'ers sang the Mass to talk about these things to their cation rests on the parents, not the and participated in an offertory pro children. Either the children don't ask school. Parents must provide the right cession. or the parents don't know how or time and place for studying. what to say. The teens are often more Fr. Louis Colonnese gave the ser Prayer life is difficult in the mod ready to approach this subjects than mon. He pointed out that the burden ern home according to the experts are the adults. of reChristianizing the teenage society on the panel. The busy trend of today must be done by the members of that Advice to teens who have these keeps the family apart. It is difficult society, the YCS. questions is: pick the right time and to get the family all home at one time. Elected president of the federation place to ask. Remember that even if Everyone has "a lot to do." If the cus was George Tibbets of Hayes high you know all there is to know about tom of family prayer has been hand school Muscatine. Sharon Rose, Our these facts you must have the proper ed down, prayer is easy; if the custom Lady ' of Lourdes, Bettendorf, was moral perspective for that knowledge has not been handed down, prayer is named vice-president. Art Johnson, lo to have any worth. almost impossible. Parents must in cal president of YCS, a parishioner of sure that the children receive the sac Parents should regulate their teens' raments and that they say at least St. Mary's, Davenport, was chosen social life, the panel observed. The national YCS representative. the morning offering. They should en parents must set definite and strictly courage their children to pray ejacu One of the events considered most enforced rules concerning the tele lations during the day, Family prayers interesting by the mixed teenage aud phone, television, study, dating (who establish a close bond of unity that ience was a panel discussion of par where-how long), nights out, what the is hard to break. ents who were in some way connected teens read and don't read. All of these to YCS either as CFM couples or as rules must be elastic enough to adjust Making these observations were 3 sets of parents, each couple of which parents 'to YCS'ers. Controversial ques. to a given situation but not so elastic tions were discussed. has a total of 7 children. They were: that they become a farce. Students Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Walter; Mr. and For instance, should the father ex should put themselves in their parents' Mrs. Francis Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. ercise his authority? The panel de- boots if they can't understand a rule. Robert Rossmiller. 7 Pubs and me ad halls at Assumption? ..• Yep! For tho e unknowing ouls, meadhall are Anglo-Saxon taverns where men talked and sang of their brave adventure . Shown admiring the products of the boys' enior Engli h cla. se · are, left to right. Walter Hunt ington, Mary Ann Sunderbruch, and Tom Atzen, all seniors. CoachesPour Concrete; Curbs,Drives, Walks GreetWheels , Feet by John Berntsen "What's that you say? 25,000 sq. ft . of concrete on this school's property? I don't believe it." Well, believe it or not, there is. Dur ing this past summer approximately 25,000 sq . ft. of concrete was poured. This includes sidewalks, curbs and drives. The regular maintenance men and Coaches Ray Ambrose, Gene Walton, and Mr. Joseph Maher worked six days a week for nine weeks in order to have it poured in time for school's opening. Fr. Robert Amborn and Coach Am brose supervised the pouring. Accord ing to Coach Ambrose, "It was a busy Alumnae Traipse to Convent Life, summer, but we poured concrete every. day in spite of the shortage of mater Alumni Migrate to Minor Seminary ials and help. The cement job was fairly routine. Everytime we found a by Kathy Kehoe since Sept. 7 as a postulant in the com path where kids were cutting, we put What a life! No men, fancy clothes, munity of the Sisters of Humility. She a sidewalk." cars, luxuries, or social life. Can any will also take college courses, prepar girl actually live without these things? atory to a life of teaching, and will Sidewalks are only part of the im Apparently so, for, in the BVM order remain a postulant until June 8. provements started or finished during alone, 2500 women are doing just that. the summer So far 260 shrubs have Sister Mary St. Marguerite, BVM, been planted. Over 100 have been Assumption graduates Alice Leh the former Ruth McMeans, ICA '58, is planted in front with the rest scattered man and Susie Springer spent the past presently a junior novice. Sister St. around the back entrances and the summer preparing for entry into the Marguerite recalled that when she flagpole. Most of the work needed for postulancy of the BVM and Humility bought her clothes for the convent, the planting was done on a volunteer orders, respectively. she always too ksomeone along for basis. Mr. Emery Sedlock, Our Lady Alice, who will be a postulant until moral support . One day when shopping of Lourdes parish, Bettendorf, super February, left for the BVM Mother for black heels the shoe clerk j ust vised the planting. house in Dubuque on Aug. 2. At pres gazed at her and sad, "Are these for Some of the types are: Blue Spruce, ent, her schedule is filled with varied you? Are you sure?" courses, including social graces, typ Scotch Pine, Globe, Hill Dundee, Hick's ing, and speech. She will begin reg With the exception of this incident Yew, and Douglas Fir. Deciduous trees the various other clerks were very such as elm, oak, and maple will be ular college work soon, although the emphasis will be on spiritually until encouraging. After she left, Ruth's planted m November or later when the letters were filled with requests con sap has stopped running. the completion of her canonical year. As a member of the BVM's, a teach cerning distribution of her clothes, and Other improvements include the ing order, Alice plans to specialize in greet :ng for friends and relatives. parking lot flagpole donated by Mr. math. Long walks, garden work, classes Charles Lepetit and Mr. Herman Alter Even in the convent, housework of Joman Steel. and studying make these prospective can't be escaped, and the postulants religious welcome a 9:00 lights out. Two cut stone retaining walls were are assigned special duties in the dor Sister Mary Marguerite sums up the constructed, one by Section D, an mitories. The novices have the unique feelings of all three about their new other behind the convent. The wall duty of chasing bats when they are in life when she states, "Naturally, I just by Section D collapse d beca use of evidence, a situation reminiscent of love it." water pressure but will be rebuilt. Alice's ICA days. Frandsen Excavating company will Life is not all work, however. P ic Assumption is well represented in start grading work soon on the land nics, tenms, and badminton enter into the St. Ambrose College minor semin north of the parking lot. In years to the picture, and when the Lehmans ary by seven graduates, Leo Feeney, come this land will be developed into visit their daughter in October, they Larry Brafman, Pete Hart, Bill Walz, football practice fields, baseball dia will bring a pair of bright red tennis Ed Botkin, Jim Murphy, and George monds, a track, softball diamonds, and shoes. Warner. We'll hear about their life in possibly tennis courts. Susie Springer has been in Ottumwa another story.
8 Interests center on the aerial artistry of quarterback John Fennelly as he hits end, Nick Miller, at last week's game with Davenport.
Assumption Knights Exorcise Blue Devils; Now Brace for Tough Opponents Ahead Despite their tremendous "victory" fullback Joe Podobnik by graduation. layed into scoring opportunities be over high-flying Davenport, Assump Alleman's Pioneers will be host for hind the accurate throwing of Fen tion's Knights still have a long row the battle for the Quad-City Catholic nelly, who was making his first var to hoe as they play six of their first title October 23 and Clinton's sput sity start, and the pass-catching of seven games on the road. tering River Kings will come to Dav Nick Miller and Ron Fiese. Tonight the Knights will journey to enport October 30. Alleman scored im Faced with the loss of nine regu Niles, northwest of Chicago, to battle pressive victories in their first two lars from the '58 team including the Notre Dame. Coach Gene Walton outings and will try to duplicate the entire backfield, Assumption opened termed the Niles team "fast with a 20-0 setback they handed Assumption the season at Fort Madison where the hard-hitting line and I don't think last year with the running of Jim and inspired Bloodhounds, ranked third in they've been beaten yet." Coaches Wood and Larry Barnett and the pass pre-season polls of the Little Six Con Walton and Ambrose scouted Notre catching of Jim Watts. ference, pulled a big surprise when Dame when they buried St. Thomas of Quarterback John Raske, son of the they spilled the highly favored As Rockford 14-0 in the mud last week. Clinton basketball coach, will direct sumption eleven, 21-0. The Blood Dubuque Wallert's Golden Eagles, the River Kings in their quest to hounds fell off cloud 9 when DeWitt formerly Loras Academy and St. Col avenge the 14-13 loss handed to them nailed them with an 18-6 loss the fol umbkille's, will fly into town a week in their homecoming last year by the lowing week. Costly fumbles, a leaky from tonight for the Knight's first Knights. Clinton lost one and tied one pass defense, and an inconsistent home game. The new central Catholic in their first two games. ground attack led to the Knights' high school has been having its foot Assumption's greatest hour! Well, downfall with only Ed Burke able to ball miseries with losses in two of almost although it was tarnished by gain much yardage. their first three games and injuries a late Blue Devil splurge that pro Despite little enthusiasm by the to key players. duced a 13-13 tie in the annual city students, the Knights bounced back on Galen Thomas, the Golden Eagles' championship skirmish Friday. As the victory trail with a 25-0 romp over coach, predicted that his stellar grid sumption's prestige as a football power Regis at Cedar Rapids September 17. ders like big Fred Kummert and Dave grew by leaps and bounds as the stun Sparkling defensive play by Bob Bierie may be below par for another ned Imp fans watched their four touch Schebler, the three touchdown splurge two weeks because of the injury jinx. down favorites strive to contain the of Ed Burke, and the passing of John Last year Assumption shocked Loras aggressive Knight team. Fennelly highlighted the triumph over Academy, then the number one rank A crowd of more than eight thousand the inexperienced Cedar Rapids team. ing team in the state, with a 7-7 tie watched junior quarterback John Fennelly connected on a 35 yard touch at the Gubs' homecoming. Fennelly engineer two long touchdown down pass to Mike Loh! with time ex October 17 the Knights will journey marches that were caJ>ped by two pired in the first half. for the second time into the Chicago plunges up the middle to paydirt by The varsity reserves, paced by Dave area to take on Joliet Catholic. In last Tim Goffar. The hard-hitting Knight Price who blasted his way to three fall's Assumption kickoff game, Jol linemen, Bill Bell, Joe Smith, Dan touchdowns, beat Bettendorf 21-7 in iet was nailed with a 20-0 loss and lat Hawley, Jim Anderson, and Dick the initial reserve game September 21. er they were routed by Alleman 32-7. Leonard, jarred the Blue Devils into The reserves will journey to Moline Since then Joliet has lost all-state making six fumbles that were par- for their next game Monday. 9 FromPractice - -
Through the woods and over the bridge, from football practice they come. By now this trek is familiar to all AH football players. It is not, however, known to the rest of the student body. Here we go behind the scene. Dick Hasenmiller leads the team from • • .
. . . prac·tice, practice and more prac tice, where Coach Gene Walton clirect the team efforts at least two hour each day. Here Jim Davies and Dick Hasen miller ponder the in tructions just gi\'cn them by Coach Walton.
As though they were posing for a foot ball program cover, juniors Sharon Belk and Mary Ann Keller flank AHS gridder Jim Anderson, '60. Actually such a pose would never be seen on a football practice field, but Jim looks as though he enjoys it.
10 -- To Pep Rally
The team efforts are appraised by the student body at the pep rally. Here Mr. Carl Paarman leads the students in the initial singing of the new school song.
With one unifying cheer, AIIS students are ignited by cheerleaders, left to right, Kathy Arnold, Mary Fran Neu field, Mary Bohrer, Eileen Dockery, and Mary McMeans.
"There is no place like Assumption, Assumption high we mean," echoes the band to highlight the rally.
11 Sister's Father Pitched For The Chi White Sox "My dad never talked much about his playing days, but I wish he were still alive so he could go to the World Series," recalled Sister Mary Borgia, Assumption teacher, in a reminescent mood recently. Her dad, known to the baseball world as "Butcher Boy'' Joe Benz, was a member of the last White Sox pen nant winners in 1919. Benz pitched only one game that year for the team that later became famous as the Black Sox because eight players accepted bribes to "throw" the World Series that fall. Upon his release early in the 1919 season Benz was presented with a life time pass to all the Sox home games. When he died two years ago this pass was given to his son and because of this Sister Borgia's brother secured four tickets for this week's Series games. "My mother has been bom barding the Sox front office for sev eral weeks now asking for tickets," Sister Borgia added, "but with no suc cess so far." The publicity and photography di rector of Assumption remembered "You've had your chance!" challenged that her dad was especially proud of Netmen Finish Coach Walton in his calm but effectiv e his no-hitter against Cleveland in 1914. talk addressing the student body at the The hitless gem put the former Chi pep rally preceding the DRS game. cago meat market helper in baseball's Fall Training It worked! mythical Hall of Fame of no-hit hur The last of two fall tennis matches, lers. Only two balls were hit out of both with D.H.S., was played Wed the infield but two walks and three nesday afternoon to complete the first Sophs Romp in errors marred his bid for a perfect per fall tennis schedule in the history of formance. Assumption or St. Ambrose Academy. Opening Games Fr. Gerald Kraus coached the net "Hard work and 100 % co-operation The no-hitter against Cleveland was sters in the absence of spring coach have helped mold this team into an the 26th of the 76 victories he won Fr. Arthur Perry who is assistant in nine years of major league pitch sophomore football coach. eager outfit that wlll win its share ing but he also lost 76 despite a ster of games," sophomore football coach Why the sudden decision to have ling 2.43 earned run average. His best "Babe" Derouin said in a recent in fall tennis? "Several players were in year was 1915 when he won 15 and lost terview. Derouin is assisted by Fr. terested and we figured it would help 11 and the following two years he won Arthur Perry, former Notre Dame develop better players for the coming 15 and lost only eight. In 1917 he won gridder. spring," Father Kraus stated. He con six of nine decisions as he helped the Thirty seven reported for practice tinued, "We kept it short because of Sox in their second flag in American August 24 and all 37 were still out the late start and the desire of a cou League history. with a month of the season clasped. ple of players to play sophomore foot Heading his baseball memories af "The front line on defense of John ball." Fiese, Mike Abbott, Don Miller, Bob ter his retirement was the testimonial The fall matches will be figured in dinner given in his honor in October Deluhery, Mike McGee, Barney Pur with the spring roaches to determine cell, and Mike Quigley has looked 1954 by many of his former team letter-winners. Fifteen aspirants re mates. A paragraph from the program good at times," commented Coach De ported for opening practice with John rouin. Karl Noonan has sparked the of that dinner called Joe Benz " ... Jayne and John Lammers fighting for a great player, a gentleman on and offensive end of the attack augmented top spot and Ron Rehmann and Bob by Al Rashid, Clarence Mason, and off the field, a fine neighbor, a friend Young battling for the third position. of all who knew him - a pal of a Dave Aldape. Another outstanding According to Father Kraus, Young, a guy." prospect, fullback Stan Maliszewski, junior transfer student from Decatur, was forced to sit out this year because "I wish I could get tickets," Sister has looked good in early practice ses of a broken leg suffered in baseball was heard murmuring as she took sions. last spring, off down the hall on another of her The Assumption netmen won their The sophomores rolled to a 19-0 vic busy days around Assumption. first match with Davenport 6-3 as the tory over the North Scott reserves "You and a million other people," four top players won fairly easily. and 28-14 rout of Bettendorf's sopho I mumbled as I resigned myself to a Father Kraus was pleased with the mores in their two starts before be seat in front of the television for the performance and praised the enthus ing humbled 20-7 in the Davenport remaining Series games. iasm of the players. game. 12 Two Pros Are Faculty Members; ( One Male The Other Female) For three easy lessons on how to Are you Assumptionites all aware .6- .,,.'~ r.:/,... -. "bag" a homecoming queen just ask that v.e have among our faculty a com Mr. Ron Mellen, teacher and coach at bination former track star, baseball I J -j_- ,. Assumption . A native of Chicago, Mr . pitcher, hockey star, and Iowa Univer >;;jJ(, ) Melle n settled in Davenport after mar sity physical education major? Then \ . rying Miss Jackie Alger, the home it's about time we revealed her. She coming queen at St. Ambrose Academy is Miss Marian Thornton, who is now in 1954.. using this past training to teach gym in the girls' division. Mr. Mellen is sophomore baseball and basketball coach and assistant foot Aft er graduating from Evanston high ball coach for the varsity. He received school, Miss Thornton attended the experience in these sports by playing University of Iowa, where she majored football at St. Ignatiu s high school in in physical education and minored in Chicago, and two years of basketball science . Preceeding her college gradu for St. Ambrose College . ation, she taught physical education in Freeport, Ill. Mr. Mellen also played pro baseball for the New York Yankee farm club Miss Thornton, who has always liked in Peoria, Illinois, until he was side sports, took an active part in the sports lined wi th an injury , prorgam all during her school years . In high school she played for the North Besides his coaching duties, Mr . Mel Shore Hockey Association and for a len teaches two classes of sophomore summer softball team which placed English and one class of junior Ameri first in the all-city tournament two can literature . He plans to start work years in a row . As a student at Iowa on a Masters degree in English at the University, she made a record by run University of Iowa next summer. ning the 75-yard dash in 8-1 seconds. Mr. and Mrs. Mellen and their four The All American Girls' Baseball Lea month-old son live at Lilly and Lo gue in Chicago claime d Miss Thorn cust streets. ton in the years after her college gra d uation. At present the youthful-looking coach is recuperating from a cut over the Now residing at 1625 20th St., Rock eye, incurred in a tussel with Fr. Mann Island, Miss Thornton finds time for in the gym. Four stitches closed the her interests outsi de teaching at As woun d. sum ption . Her favorite sport, ten nis, ranks high on her list. She also does a notable amount of ceramics work, continental leat her han dicraft, an d wor k in her 60 'by 20' gar den. suit Frosh Gridders Here it Is I Designed How does she ma nage to work all strictly !or young men, Open at Muny these things in her tig ht schedule? shaplier cut, slimmer "The things you like, you can alw ays Fr. Charles Mann, Fr. William Daw trousers . You've got to son, Tony Navarro, and Jerry Brook somehow find time to do," Miss Thorn come in and try one on ! hart are busily running their fres h ton explains. man charges thro ugh their paces in $3995 preparation for the opening game wit h North Scott at Municipal Stadium DAV~ Tuestiay. "Goo d desire and lots of (i RA RatifyPlans d.eal hustle are helping to make up for Officers and prospective members of 1 inexperience," Father Mann com Assumption's new Girls' Recreation mented. Association met for the first ti me Sept. 22, in the school gym. They ratified nu& Fifty candidates reported for the SY!'" the club's constitution and agreed on a start of practices when school com point system for sport participation. menced but the squad was trimmed to 35 after the annual jamboree last week. G.R.A. officers elected last spring In the jamboree three Frosh squads incl ude Janice Stolmeier '60, vice-pres Gym Leaders / .(.' etersen's / - ~ "J' and letters ~ .,, • . 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DavenportMun· ipa( Stadiu ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL vs WAHLERT HIGH SCHOOL NO PLACE LIKE A - SSUMP -- TION WE MEAN A - SSUMP- TION HIGH---- WHERETHE SPIR-IT IS STRONG-ERAND THE LOY - AL - TY LONG- ER WE' RE PROUD OF OUR TEAM RED AND WHITE----- THERE IS ---- NO PLACELIKE A- SSUMP- - - TION WHERE WE'RE ALL TRUE KNIGHTS--- WE'LL ALL STICK TO - GETH-ER IN ALL KINDS OF WEATH-ER WE'RE ONE AT A -- SSUMP- TION HIGH---- ATTENTIONSTUDENTS AND ALUMNI Make plans now to attend Assumption's flrst an nual Homecoming. The date is Oct. 31. Careful prep arations are being made by the Homecoming Commit tee under the direction of Father Ryan. The Committee promises that "you've never attended a more wonder ful Assumption Homecoming." REMEMBER TO SA VE YOUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM TO INSERT IN YOUR KNIGHT BEACON PORTFOLIO. HOLES HA VE BEEN PUNCHED IN THE PRO GRAMS ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PURPOSE. AssumptionCo-Captains WahlertHalfbacks MACK CONNELLY DAVE BIERIE ED BURKE JIM ANDERSON ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL FootballSchedule 1959 VARSITY Sept. 11-FT. MADISON away Sept. 17-REGIS . . ______away Sept. 25-DAVENPORT ______away Oct. 2-NOTRE DAME . ______away Oct. 9-WAHLERT HOME Oct. 17-JOLIET CATHOLIC away Oct. 23-ALLEMAN . ... . away Oct. 30-CLINTON ______HOME Nov. 6-BURLINGTON . HOME ov. 13-BETTENDORF _ . HOME VARSITY RESERVE Sept. 21-BETTENDORF .. away PAST RECORD Oct. 5-MOLINE away A.H.S. 0 Ft. Madison 26 Oct. 12-DA VENPORT away A.H.S. 26 Regis 0 Oct. 19-NORTH SCOTT away A.H.S . 0 Notre Dame ( iles) 18 Nov. 9-ROCK ISLAND away A.H.S . 13 Davenport 13 BEREALLY REFRESHED ... ASSUMPTION STARTING LINE-UP LE LT LG C RG RT Rf ick Dan Dick Jim Bill Joe Ron Miller Hawley Leonard Anderson Bell Smith Fiese 53 68 74 83 72 69 57 QB John Fennelly 13 LH RH Ed Tim Burke Goffar 35 23 FB Bill Gluba 44 SQUAD 10 Beh, John, qb 55 McAndrews, Tony, e 11 O'Donnell, James, qb 56 Cusack, Greg, e 13 Fennelly, John, qb 57 Fiese, Ron, e 14 Noonan, Karl, qb 58 Hasenmiller, Dick, e 20 Cornick, Doug, rhb 62 Kistenm•cher, Tom, t 22 Gray, Chuck, rhb 66 Cavanaugh, Dave, t 23 Goffar, Tim, rhb 67 Collins, Jeff, t 24 Deluhery, Pat, rhb 68 Hawley, Dan, t 25 Castro, Paul, rhb 69 Smith, Joe, t 30 Hart, Ray, lhb 70 Davies, John, g 32 lohf, Mike, lhb 71 Johnson, Art, g 33 Solis, Bob, lhb 72 Bell, Bill, g 3S Burke, Ed, lhb 73 Dugan, Don, g 41 McCarthy, George, fb 74 Leonard, Dick, g 42 Mason, Tom, fb 75 Moore, Dick, g 43 Belk, Gary, fb 82 Miller, Jim, c 44 Gluba, Bill, fb 83 Anderson, Jim, c 45 Price, Dave, fb 84 Macumber, Dan, c S3 Miller, Nick, e 85 Schebler, Bob, c 54 V1laini1, Francis, • OFFICIALS: Ed Lindley-Moline Frank Krone-Rock Island Jack Turner-Moline Paul Still-Davenport. Interference w1lh fair 0 REFE EES' SIGNALS O Personol foul O ~ 0 0 Jb.:::~=:~·o M f~ -·· .;J d .....~ ~ ~ Deloy of game O Cl,pp,ng t O - or excess time out __. -----.,, ~ Holding or !legal forward pan _ }iOfhide or Yiolotion Illegal motion; ~ ======:- illegal UH of I ~ cf free-kick rule-s illegal shift, both hands Unsporhmonlike conduct hand or arm COKEiRIC, UI 11.U OH WAHLERTSTARTING LINE-UP lE lT lG C RG RT RE Connolly Crowley Hoxmeier Blocklinger Abitz Farley Sullivan 20 73 24 52 63 80 84 QII Dowd 14 lH RH Maas Bierie 30 27 FB Henkel 31 SQUAD Skowrownek , l., b 62 Ryan, D., g Dowd , P., b 63 Abitz , J., g Kunnert, F., b 64 Wertzberger, D., g Connelly, M., b 70 Rooney , D., I Hohman, T., b 72 Davis , R., I McCormick, P., b 73 Crowley , J., I Hirsch , T., b 74 Esser, T., t Hoxmeier, R., b 75 Wilbricht , T., t Tremble, S., b 76 Sunseri, J., t Close , J., b 77 McElmeel , G., t Bierie, D., b 80 Farley, R., e aas , T., b 81 Driscoll, R., e enkel, C., b 82 Care, D., e Edwards, J., b 83 Noesen, R., e so Ryan, T., c 84 Sullivan, W., e S2 Blocklinger, Jr ., c 8S Farley, D., e SJ Reilly, c 86 Beecher, R., e 60 Neyens, M., 9 ..., ...... QUAD-CITIES COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY ...:: Rock Island, Illinois ....:..• I r 0~ 0 llyg ak i loosecking bollo, ff~ rowli~g , pushing , r helping runner AssumptionVarsity Squad Roster WahlertVarsity Squad Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. No. Name Pos. Wt. Yr. 10 *Beh, John QB 5'7 1 z" 145 12 12 Skowrownek, L. . ... B 170 So. 11 O'Donnell, James QB 5'9 " 145 11 14 Dowd, P. .. B 165 Jr . 13 Fennelly, John QB 5'7 " 160 11 15 Kunnert, F. B 190 Sr. 14 Noonan, Karl QB 6' 164 10 150 Jr. 20 Cornick, Doug RH 5'7 " 130 11 20 Connelly, M. B 22 Gray, Chuck RH 5'9 " 158 11 21 Hohman, T. B 150 Jr. 23 ' Gof'far, Tim RH 6' 160 12 22 McCormick, P. -- B 170 Sr. 24 *Deluhery, Pat RH 5'10 " 165 12 23 Hirsch, T. B 155 Sr. 25 Castro, Paul RH 5'10 " 180 12 24 Hoxmeier, R. B 160 Jr. 30 Hart, Ray LH 5'7 " 140 11 32 Lohf, Mike LH 5'9 " 152 12 25 Tremble, S. B 150 So. 33 Solis, Bob LH 5'9 " 135 11 26 Close, J. B 160 Sr. 35 *Burke, Ed (Co-C) LH 5'11 " 200 12 27 Bierie, D...... - B 175 Sr. 41 McCarthy, George FB 5'10 " 162 12 30 Maas, T. ... ···-·· B 150 Jr . 42 Mason, Tom FB 5'8 " 180 11 31 Henkel, C. .. -··· ...... B 150 Sr . 43 ' Belk, Gary FB 5'9 " 190 12 32 Edwards, J. _B 160 So. 44 '' Gluba, Bill FB 5'10 II 160 12 45 Price, Dave FB 6' 195 11 50 Ryan, T. C 160 Sr. 53 ~Miller, ick E 6' 180 12 52 Blocklinger, Jr. C 170 Sr. 54 Valainis, Francis E 5'10 " 156 11 53 Reilly C 155 Sr. 55 McAndrews, Tony E 5'11 " 154 11 60 N eyens, M. G 150 Sr. 56 Cusack, Greg E 5'11 " 153 11 57 *Fiese, Ron E 6'1 11?" 190 12 62 Ryan, D. G 150 Jr. 58 Hasenmiller, Dick E 6'1 " 165 12 63 Abitz, J. __ G 160 Jr. 61 Ceurvorst, Mike T 6' 165 11 64 Wertzberger, D. G 160 Jr. 62 Kistenmacher, Tom T 6' 178 11 70 Rooney, D. _T 180 Sr. 63 Houghton, Tom T 6' 158 12 72 Davis, R. T 165 Jr. 66 Cavanaugh, Dave T 5'10 " 175 11 73 Crowley, J. ------___T 185 Sr. 67 Collins, Jeff T 6'2 " 175 11 68 Hawley, Dan T 6'3 " 210 12 74 Esser, T. --·-·-····-·---- T 180 Jr. 69 *Smith, Joe G 5'10 " 195 12 75 Wilbricht, T. . ---·- --- T 175 Sr. 70 Davies, John G 5'9 " 150 11 76 Sun eri, J. 210 Sr. 71 *Johnson, Art G ··-·-·· -·- --T 5'7 " 140 12 __ T 72 *Bell, Bill G 5'9 " 170 12 77 McElmeel, G. 200 Sr. 73 Dugan, Donald G 5'10 " 182 11 80 Farley, R. ··-· . ______E 160 So. 74 *Leonard, Dick G 6' 170 12 81 Driscoll, R. ···--. ------E 160 Sr. 75 *Moore, Dick G 5'8 " 160 12 ____E 76 Calkins, Dennis G 5'7 " 160 12 82 Care, D. ___ 155 Sr. 77 LeMar, Dennis G 5'8 " 152 12 83 Noesen, R. ... 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Amborn Director :· •• , ...... ,, .... ,.1.,,,,,,,..,,,,, ... 1...... , ..... , .... ,.,, ...... , ••, ...... , ...... , •••: ::· ·····••11111111t11,, .. ,11,.,1111•111,1,1t1t111111111111111111111111111111,,111111111111111111111111111111,,111: VERN BEHAN JACK CRECILIUS MIDWESTMETALS BRITT'S Men's Wear 2060 WEST RIVER PHONE 7-5244 your Favorite Clothier "STEEL and CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL" ED HOGAN RED BRITT -:., ..... ,.,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,.,,,,.,,.,, •• 1,,,,1n1,1,, •• ,,,,,,, , ••••••• ,,,, .. 11u,,,,11111111111111111111111111t11\ ,-:- ::,,1tttt11t1111u11111111111111u111111•11111111111111111u1u1u1u11111,111111101,11,1111u11u•111111111111, ~ 1 :••11111111••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••1n1111,1••••• • . 1111•111111111111•1111111,1111111,•••••••••••••••••••1111111111111,1111111111,1111111111111111•1t1111,11111111111111,1111111,111111111111111,11111,,,,,,,,,,, 111111111111111111111 • I I ~ ~ RIVERSIDE FOUNDRY l: l: 111 111 111111 11 111 11 111111 1111 1 1111 1 I {.1111111111111 Ult It I I I U 111111111 UI I I fll IIMlt ll It ti 1111111 It I It 1111111 It 11111 ff" 111 " " 1 II t I U ft I ti UI It JI •ottut " ' °' I It I I '' I U fl I U I II I I I I It It I II' •U 1ft ti fl II fft 1111ti ti 111111 I tit t 111 U 11111 ft I 1 • ~ ASSUMPTIONQUARTERBACKS ASSUMPTION COACHES JOHN BEH JOHN FENNELLY Left to right : Ron Mellen , Ra y Ambrose , Gene Walton . :.• 1 11111 1 1,11u11,11111 1 1111 1 1111111 1 1111111 1 11111111111111111111111111111111,1u1111111, 1 1111111111111111u11,11• I...... 1 l MoreMothers buy 7Jordtns . 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Connie(dwards ToBe Crowned Oueen Tonight Ten seniors, representing various facets of Assumption life, were chosen as nominees for the glamorous position of Queen - 1959 vintage : JANICE BERTRAND RAMONA KURIGER BETTE BRANDT MARY MCMEANS BECKY BURNSIDE SHARO MARTENS CONNIE EDWARDS MARY FRAN NEUFELD CAROLE GROSS CA THY O'BRIEN Attendantsto the Oueen : BETTE BRANDT BECKY BURNSIDE Ajump lion ....Jkjh Q ueen /or 195 9 MISS CONN IE EDWARDS ...... Mayor Don Petmccelli uill present trophies to the three grrls at halftime. rnlminating the ceremonies hy crott·ninr. l•,fiss Edll'ards the 1959 Q11een. +~----··-"_..______.._ .. ______..-,.+ i I i With our Compliments i W. G. BLOCK I I READY-MIXED CONCRETE i Schlueter Electric Co. f PERMANENT BUILDING MATERIALS f I f 1517 Harrison St. ti 600 E. 4th f Dial 2-5353 Phone 6- 1651 I i +--·------__._...-·+I. .i +·- ·-·•-- ..-··-•---··-··- ..-··------··-··--+ +·------r I l i 1 ' 1 ', Lloyd Hummel, the Florist I Flowers with the Original ' ! ·1ii I DR. s. 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DAVENPORT, IOWA AssumptionVarsity Squad Roster Clinton Varsity Squad Roster o. ame Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Grey Black Name Pos. Wt. Cl. 10 Beh, John QB 5'7 {?" 145 12 1 1 Brothers, Lee HB 140 So. 145 11 O'Donnell, James QB 5'9 " 145 11 2 2 tiver , Keith QB Jr. 3 3 Hvidston, Charle QB 135 Sr. 13 Fennelly, John _ QB 5'7 " 160 11 4 4 esbitt, Thomas QB 135 So. 14 oonan, Karl QB 6' 164 10 5 5 Junginger, Bill HB 130 Jr. 20 Cornick, Doug RH 5'7 " 130 11 7 7 Rashke, John QB 168 Sr. 22 Gray, Chuck .RH 5'9 " 158 11 8 8 Poston, Willard T 170 Jr. 10 10 Simpson, Dave E 180 Jr. 23 *Goffar, Tim RH 6' 160 12 11 11 Keeney, Jim - E 174 Jr. 24 *Deluhery, Pat RH 5'10 " 165 12 12 12 llannafan, Mike E 166 Sr. 25 Castro, Paul RH 5'10 " 180 12 13 13 Adkins, Bernard E 165 Sr. 30 Hart, Ray LH 5'7 " 140 11 14 14 Matzen, Jim E 170 Sr. 15 15 McManu , Jim E 170 Jr. 32 Lohf, Mike LH 5'9 " 152 12 16 16 Carter, Dennis _ E 170 Jr. 33 Solis, Bob LH 5'9 " 135 11 17 17 Starbuck, Jerry E 150 So. 35 ·Burke, Ed (Co-C) LH 5'11 " 200 12 18 18 Lyon, Terry E 175 Sr. 41 McCarthy, George FB 5'10 " 162 12 19 19 Petersen, Roy HB 175 Sr. 42 Mason, Tom FB 5'8 " 180 11 20 20 Johnson, Keith HB 170 Sr. 150 Jr. 43 *Belk, Gary FB 5'9 " 190 12 21 21 Kramer, Bill HB 22 22 Taylor, Chuck HB 140 Jr. 44 *Gluba, Bill FB 5'10 " 160 12 23 23 Frazier, Roger HB 155 Jr. 45 Price, Dave FB 6' 195 11 25 25 Waldorf, Tom HB 170 Jr. 53 *Miller, ick _ E 6' 180 12 26 26 Ra mu sen, Noel HB 160 So. 54 Valainis, Francis _ E 5'10 " 156 11 28 28 Piper, Harry E 191 Sr. 55 McAndrews, Tony E 5'11 " 154 11 30 30 Lawson, Jerry G 151 Jr. 56 Cu ack, Greg E 5'11 " 153 11 31 31 Jordan, Ron FB 194 Sr. 57 *Fiese, Ron E 6'1 ½ " 190 12 33 33 Wait, Jim G 155 Jr. 37 37 Witt, Dick _ FB 189 Jr. 58 Hasenmiller, Dick E 6'1 " 165 12 38 38 Ro e, Bill FB 193 Jr. 61 Ceurvorst, Mike T 6' 165 11 39 39 Van Allen, John HB 162 Jr. 62 Kistenmacher, Tom _T 6' 178 11 42 42 Petterson, Mark T 180 Jr. 63 Houghton, Tom _ T 6' 158 12 43 43 Hammond, Bob T 212 Jr. 66 Cavanaugh, Dave T 5'10 " 175 11 47 47 Kenworthy, Ron G 146 So. 67 Collins, Jeff T 6'2 " 175 11 48 48 McAlpine, Bruce T 165 Jr. 49 49 Carr, Lawrence 126 Sr. 68 Hawley, Dan . T 6'3 " 210 12 HB 69 Smith, Joe ____ G 50 50 Van Loo, Leo E 155 Jr. 5'10 " 195 12 51 51 Knutson, Bob G 180 Sr. 70 Davies, John G 150 11 5'9 " 52 52 Watts, Harold C 165 r. 71 *Johnson, Art G 5'7 " 140 12 53 53 Keeney, Jerry G 160 Jr. 72 *Bell, Bill G 5'9 " 170 12 54 54 Murphy, Joel G 166 Jr. 73 Dugan, Donald G 5'10 II 182 11 55 55 Ryder, Fred C 195 Jr. 74 *Leonard, Dick G 6' 170 12 57 57 Ough, Mike T 224 Sr. 75 *Moore, Dick _ G 5'8 " 160 12 58 58 Blanchard, Tom C 155 Sr. 76 Calkins, Dennis G 5'7 " 160 12 61 41 Hicks, Bill G 172 Sr. 77 LeMar, Dennis G 5'8 " 152 12 62 45 Koranda, Jim T 193 Jr. 82 Miller, Jim C 5'8 " 190 11 63 36 Motsinger, Ron T 167 Sr. 83 *Anderson, Jim (Co-C) C 6' ½" 194 12 64 44 Hvidston, David T 170 Jr. 84 *Macumber, Dan . _ C 5'10 " 210 12 71 46 McKee, John G 180 Jr. 85 Schebler, Bob C 6'5 " 235 11 72 56 Jones, David T 182 r. *denotes letterman ~••i,, ,,,,,,,,1111,111111111111,,,,,,,,,,1,111,1,11,,,,,,,,,11,1111,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,1,1; LET US PLAN YOUR PIZZA PARTY TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS f""""'"'""""=~":::~"::":"::..::=~· :::::·...... 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SCHLEGEL General Contractors DRUG STORES 6-4475 Foot of Myrt le St. :, ...... lt .... 11 ltltll 111111111111 U II 11111111 IIUI 111111, It .1 t I• .. ,•1•1• •• Olflot lltll 11111111 llfll II 11111 llu: ,.. ,, ...... , ....., ... ,, ,,, , ..., ,,,,,,,,.,,, ...., ... ,, ...... , ..., ...., ... ,,, .., . .... ~ • •,,1,1111111111111,1111111,11111111111111111, . 111111111111 , 111111111111111 111111,,1,1,1,,11111111,11, 111 11 11 11 111 ,, 111,,1,,,,, •• , •• ,,.,,. , ,.,, • • ,,, , ,,,,,,,,,, , • • ,,,,,, . ,,,,,,1 1, ,,,,1,,, , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 11 ,,,,, , , , , , ,, 1,, , , ,,,,,,,,,, , ,,, •• • :: Jasper Meat Company ;;,,111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111t111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111,11111111111111 111111111 • 1111 1111111 1111111\111,,1,111111111,1,111,1,,, , , •••••• ,,,,,; BEREALLY FRESHED ... ASSUMPTION STARTING LINE-UP lE lT lG C RG RT RE ick Dan Dick Jim Bill Joe Ron Miller Hawley Leonard Anderson Bell Smith Fiese 53 61 74 83 72 69 57 QI John Fennell y 13 lH RH Ed Tim Burke Goffar 35 23 Fl Bill Gluba 44 SQUAD 10 Beh, John , qb 55 McAndrews , Tony, e 11 O'Donnell , James , qb 56 CuHck , Greg , e 13 Fennelly , John , qb 57 Fiese, Ron, e 14 Noonan , Karl, qb 58 Huenmille r, Dick, e 20 Corn ick, Doug , rhb 62 k istenmilcher , Tom, t 22 Gray , Chuck , rhb 66 Cavanilugh , Dave, t 23 Goffar , Tim, rhb 67 Collins , Jeff , t 24 Deluhery , Pat, rhb 68 Hawley , Diln, t 25 Castro , Paul , rhb 69 Smith, Joe , t 30 Hart , Ray, lhb 70 Davies , John , g 32 Lohf, Mike, lhb 71 Johnson , Art , g 33 Solis, Bob, lhb 72 Bell, Bill, g 35 Burke, Ed, lhb 73 Dugan , Don, g 41 McCarthy , Geo rge , fb 74 Leonard , Dick, g 42 Mason , Tom, fb 75 Moore , Dick, g 43 Belk, Gary , fb 82 Miller , Jim , c 44 Gluba , Bill, fb 83 Anderson , Jim, c 45 Price , Dave , fb 84 Macumber , Dan, c 53 Miller, Nick, e 85 Schebler , Bob, c 54 V11l11ini1, Francis, e OFFICIALS : Waldo Berger Lloyd Goettel Lloyd Wilson Bob Tvrdik REFEREES' SIGNALS O Personal foul O i 0 ~ ~~::;o M f0"" - ·· JJ ~ Deloy of game OClipping ~ 0 or exceu tim• out .- ...... ___ ~ Holding 0 , - Offside or violation Illegal motion; ~ ======- illegal use of ~ ~of free•kic.k rules illegal shift, both hands Unsportsmanlike conduct hand or arm COKEi CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL LT LG C RG RT RE McKee Hicks Blanchard Murphy Jones Adkins 12 71 61 58 54 72 13 QI Rashke 7 LHB RHI Taylor Waldorf 22 25 FB 38 Rose or Jordan 31 SQUAD Black 30 30 Lawson, G 1 Brothers, HB 31 31 Jordan, FB 2 Stivers, QB 33 33 Wait, G 3 Hvidston, QB 37 37 Witt, FB 4 Nesbitt, QB 38 38 Rose, FB s Junginger, HB 39 39 Van Allen, HB 7 Rashke, QB 42 42 Petterson, T 8 Poston, T 43 43 Hammond, T 10 Simpson, E 47 47 Kenworthy, G 11 Keeney, E 48 48 McAlpine, T 12 Hannafan, E 49 49 Carr, HB 13 13 Adkins, E so so Van Loo, E 14 14 Matzen, E SI 51 Knutson, G IS 15 McManus, E 52 52 Watts, C 16 16 Carter, E 53 53 Keeney, G 17 17 Starbuck, E 54 54 Murphy, G 18 18 Lyon, E ss ss Ryder, C 19 19 Petersen, HB 57 57 Ough, T 20 20 Johnson, HB 58 58 Blanchard, C 21 21 Kramer, HB 61 41 Hicks, G 22 22 Taylor, HB 62 45 Koranda, T 23 23 Frazier, HB 63 36 Motsinger, T 25 25 Waldorf, HB 64 44 Hvidston, T " 26 26 Rasmussen, HB 71 46 McKee, G 28 28 Piper, E 72 56 Jones, T QUAD-CITIES COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Rock Island, Illinois RIGIIT 1 • JU- lOC~..C ~-- -- PROCEDURE SIGNALS ------0~ 0 battingIllegally o kicking loose boll o, ff~ Crawling , pushing, or helping runner (lo,toJl Touchdown or ~ ~ Clock starts FOUL SIGNALS ---- ~ 8011 is dead field goal Safety Time out driio=A :••i,,, 11 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,1u111111111,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,111,11,1111,,,,,,,,,,111111•; "'11111111111111111111111H1111111111111111111,1111111111111111111111111111111t111111111111111111111111111111111,.: McCARTHY Now!ARadio That Pia s On INSURANCE AGENCY Penlih . • • • All Kinds of Insurance ~,,,1111u111111111111u1111111111u11111111111111111111111111111111u111111111111111111,1111111,111u1111,1,11,} 'RANSISTuQ ~• Uttttltllflltltlotttl I 1111 lltllllltl" l"fOUIIIIOtl I II lttl "H•IO" 0, HIO" OI 1110 to I Ill" to II I"' I I ltltlll 11•.: PERSONAL Compliments of WALCHER'S BAKERY ~trom RCAVICTOR llaeJ ...... 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INSURANCE Of All KINDS DAVENPORT, IOWA Phone 2-1 10 1 Putnam Building Davenport, Iowa u11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111,11,1111,,,u11111111u,,11 :,n,1111111111111111111111u1,1,11t1111111111111111111111111111111111111111u111n11111u111111111111111111u1, 11t +·--·--·-·--·-·--·-·----+ J i: I ! I I ·.1 KOESTNERAND i HANCOCK REALTY i ! I 104 W . 6th St i Dial 6-3559 ! I I j +------·-··---··----··-·-·-··--- ·+ +· --·--- ··--··- ---- ··-··-- ·- ..- •+ +·----·-·----··-··- --·--·-·-·-·+ l i i i i i t I i i I f j Best W ishes of j I I : .I I ! f i Matthew W. Hart i f FIRST TRUST I J Attorney-at-Law I i AND I j 305 First Nat ional Bldg . Telephone 3-9961 i i i i SAVINGS BANK 1 I I i 1 + •- U- ••------••- ••-• •- ••- ••- ,._ ,._,_ __ ,_,, _ _,_,_ ,+ i ! : 3rd and Brady Sts. I I +---- . . l i i i i i I When in need of plumbing f ! or heating i ! I i Call j Mnmber Federal Dep osit j j In surance Company i PETERSEN i I 940 West Third Street i ! 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Assumption this year, Father Colon nese has a brilliant "past record" of Can you spel? Following the quar student evaluations of the first issue. such dinners in Clinton and Musca terly exams, t e National Honor So These are some of the errors they tine. "I make the best spaghetti you've ciety of AHS will sponsur a speling found: congradulations, pholio, new ever tasted," he asserts. bee. The soul purpose of the bee is commer, papper, extremly, and col to interest all students in words and ummes. General chairmen for the project are thier spelling. class president 1ary Sue Schwieters ote: The mistakes in this story and John Beh. aren't typeo-grafic errors but are just The first eliminations will take place In true Italian tradition, Father Col in the English classes ov. 12 and 13, a brush.up contest prior to the bee. onnese cooks the savory spaghetti sauce The first one to corectly spell all the when the two best spellers from each for 10 hours. For connoisseurs of the class will be chosen. On Nov. 18 and errors in this story, including those cooking art, copies of his exclusive 19 ea.ch division (freshmen boys, stated as errors, will receive a Knight sauce recipe will be sold on the day of freshmen girls, sophomore boys, etc.) Beacon portfolio. the dinner. will enter the semi-finals with an One word is misspelled in an ed The organizers of the event hope to honor society member conducting the itorial on pages 20 and 21. This make it a truly senior effort by giv contest. The eight finalists will then word must be detected - it means "to ing every senior a job to perform. A "spell down" during the week of arouse interest." committee of 16 seniors will handle Thanksgiving. All entries must be in the pressroom soliciting of food. Members of this The winer, judged by well known before 3 :30 this afternoon. Corrections committee will also serve as heads of authorities in the field of English must be printed and numbered on an the serving, tickets, parents, kitchen, ~a mer, will receive a certificate 8"xll" sheet of paper, with the en and parking lot attendants groups. worth $10.00 toward the purchase of trance's name and homeroom at the Adult tickets will be $1.25, children paperbound books, and his biography top. In case of a tie, a drawing will under 12, .60. Dinners will be served will appear in the Night Becon. be held to determine the winner. in three shifts on Sunday afternoon, from 2:00 to 4:00, from 4:00 to 6:00, The need for a contest was evident and from 6:00 to 7.00. Approximately as members of the Beacon staff read Seeing that too many cooks do not 1500 persons are expected. Father Col poil the spaghetti is Father Louis Col onnese states, "With good co-operation onne e. Tasting is Ines Friedrichs, and organization we should be able to Frosh Cull Mates while Mike Lohf awaits the verdict. feed about 400 people an hour." For New Officers The freshman class elections will be held on Nov. 12. They have been de layed to give the freshmen a chance to know and evaluate their fellow stu dents before determining those who will act as their representatives. "We hope the freshmen will con sider the candidates' leadership qual ities when they choose officers to repre sent their class," said Mary Sue Sch wieters, chairman of the freshman elec. tions committee. The boys will pick up their petitions at the principal's office Thursday, Nov. 5, and must turn them in at the office by Monday, Nov. 9. This year the can didates will need only 20 signatures, but students will still be allowed to sign only one petition for each office. Unlike the boys, the girls will not circulate petitions. Instead, their names will be placed on a list of candidates. After each homeroom Sister has check ed the list and excluded any girl who does not meet the requirements for holding office, four girls from each of the three freshman homerooms will be chosen by the freshmen. From these 1Contmued on page 18) 17 Steady Dating Prof Got C's, D's As Frosh Did vou know that a member of the Assumption faculty also has a job at the State Mental Hospital? This un usual part time job is held by Fr . Gei-ald Kraus , who teaches modern his tory to Assumption's boys . Every weekend the 27-year-old priest travels to Mt. Pleasant in his '57 Chev rol t, hears the patients' confessions, and visits the different wards . He says the 6:00 Sunday Mass at St. Alphonsus' Church and the 8:00 Mass at the in stitution. Sounds like quite a bit like work, doesn't it? Work is nothing new to Fr. Kraus, however. When he was in high school he worked for his dad, a Keokuk (pro nounced "Killkuck" by the nativ ) sheet metal and heating man, and for another local merchant. This merchant, who owned an elec trical appliance store, was evidently a man of infinite patience. Most people would get rid of employees who wreck Going to college already? Yep! The e boy recently attended a lecture in the their pickup truck, drop new washing new Augustana College auditorium. Dr. olberg, Nobel Prize winner for science machines, and break $50.00 signs . in 1951, spoke on the nece ity of cieuce tudy in a liberal arts college. From Strangely enough, Fr. Kraus was never left to right are: Ron Rehmann '60, John Bernsten '60, Mike Ceurvorst and Gary fired. LaFayette, both juniors, Fr. William tratman, and Bill Hancock '60. As a boy, Father's interests included swimming, boating, and basketball. Al "They Said It Couldn't Be Done; " though his freshman marks were only C's and D's, Father maintained a B average in his other three years at St. Radio Club Just Might Do It Peter's high school. He dated a lot in Will the Assumption Radio Club be receive 50 books every two months school, and even went steady for about able to pick up the signals the Rus throughout the year. At the end of two weeks . However, he always thought sian moon satellite transmits every the two month period, these books will that steady daters were missing a lot . day? The initiation of the Radio Club be sent to some other participating During much of his life, Father felt - in addition to the Science Club, school in the area, and the books from an urge, not always a strong one, to Science Library, and the annual Sci that school will be available here. ward the priesthood, and entered the ence Fair - indicates that there is a The purpose of the Science Library seminary as a junior at St. Ambro possibility. is to (1) stimulate an interest in read C~llege. fter attending Mt. St. Ber The Radio Club, organized last year, ing science and mathematics books, nard, the major seminary in Dubuque, will again be in existence. Although (2) to broaden the science background he was ordained in 1957, the first priest there are only ten members, this group of students, and (3) to assist those who from Keokuk's St. Mary's parish in will have many objectives, the most develop an aptitude for science and more than 80 years. important being the creation of an math with their choice of careers. amateur radio station in the school. Students who intend to participate Besides this, and many guest lec in the Science Fair in the spring will Frosh Elections tures throughout the year, Fr. Wil be delighted to know that these books !Continued from page 171 liam Stratman exJ)lains the purpose offer excellent suggestions for projects. twelve a president will be elected. The of the club is "to train students in radio The Science Library was secured by other three officers will be chosen from mechanics, radio code, International Sr. M. Eustella, BVM, librarian, who the remaining eleven. Morse Code, and to prepare them for had heard about it while attending a an Amateur Radio license." conference thi summer. The sophomore boys will also elect Officers for the year recently elected The month of October, which is Sci a secretary to fill Dennis Vozikis' of are Paul Berendes, '61, president, and ence Youth Month, saw a General fice. Dick Hartman , '61, secretary-treasurer, Science Club originate. This organiza The tudent council is petitioning the both of whom already have their Am tion, which numbers almost 50, will administration for the permission to ateur Radio license. Bob Weirner meet every other Wednesday. Girls and meet alternately on school days and at skirch, '61, attended meetings at the boys divide the membership almost night. They are also sponsoring skits Davenport Amateur Radio Club for al evenly. for pep rallies. most two years to get his license. Dur Assumption will again participate Starting next month, a committee ing this period he received his novice in the annual Science Fair, which will consisting of two teachers and two stu license and, following that, his tech be held at Bettendorf high school in dents from each division will choose a nician's license. April. Last year there were 36 en youth of the month. Inez Friedrichs, CO· Many students are unaware of the trants from Assumption. Greg Huy chairman of the organizing committee, school's Science Library. Selected as ette and Janice Laake, both '59, well explains, "The youth of the month will a special school to participate in the represented the school by finishing be chosen for leadership ability, schol National Science Foundation's effort second and third respectively on their arship, willingness to sacrifice time for to promote reading of books concern exhibits of biology. A science seminar the school, and participation in extra ing science and math, Assumption will will also be held here in February. curricular activities." 18 '59 Variety Show Proiects Itself Into Outer Space Countdown-ten-nine-eight . . . As sumption into orbit! This is not a sci ence club announcement, but the theme With pani h om of the Variety Show for 1959. Recall bero and grass skirt, ing Assumption's first year, over 100 J o e Smith '60 students will present scenes portray swings and ways ing school events, humorous and other - while Bob cheb wise. ler '61 and Jack Besides locker room scenes wil I be Ketelaar '60 'imi a bookstore sequence, a mock basket tate' Joe's art. Joe ball practice, report card day, and the mith i part of the opening day of school. Variety show dan- cing group. The Knight quartet (Ray Tiedje, John Beh, Dan Hawley, and Tom Bue chele, all '60), Diane Miclot '61, Mary Maher '61, and a five member combo 'Briefings' for the e will all present numbers. Accompanist five undercla smen will be Mary Sue Schwieters '60. are in order from Rehearsals are currently being held Mr. Maher, the co on Thursday evenings and Sunday director of the var afternoons, while, behind the scenes, iety show. The tu committees are working on production. dents in the back Sharon Barta '62, is in charge of cos ground scurry to tumes, Jim Miller '61, heads advertis make rehearsals. Jim Foster '60, Mike Fanning '60, and Les Bickford '61, stage crew. Hi - Lites OVEMBER 2-7 Quarter Exam Week 5 Fisher Body Craftsman 's Guild Assembl y, Period 8 - Boys 6 Post -game dance sponsored by Columbus Squires at K.C. hall . All students (except freshmen ) invited. Admi~on - $.25 7 Last date for registration for CEEB Exams on Dec. 5 7 Iowa Schalorship tests - Mary crest College - 8:00 a.m. 8-14 American Education Week 10 Mother's Club Open House 12 Voting for freshman officers and secretary of sophomore class 14 Last date for receipt of applica tion for NROTC Exam on Dec . Mexican Ancestry Aids Seniors 12 Senor Pablo Castro and Senorita English accent. However, he is tak 24 Spelling bee finals 24 Variety Show (evening ) Elene Vargas, both seniors, add true ing Spanish from Fr. Louis Colonnese 25-29 Thanksgiving recess Spanish flavor to their Spanish class now to learn better grammar and a 30 Classes resume es. wider vocabular y. Pablo, or Paul, whose paren ts came Although Paul thin ks it would be M. Eustella's class. Elaine 's gr andf ath to the United States from Michoican, fun to be a Spanish teacher in Mexico, er is especially happy abo ut thi s since Mexico, before he was born, is able to he would rather just go there to visit he spea ks little English. speak Spanish fluently. Having grown his relatives. Contrary to Paul 's opinion , Elaine up with the language, this dashing Elene, or Elaine, spoke Spanish more fee ls it is better to have formal c~ cabellero must speak it to communi fluently than English when she was es. She maintains the Spanish language cate with his relatives. young and Jiving with her gran dmoth is spoken so fast it is unintelligible to Paul believes that the be t way to er, who came from Mexico. Later, when those who don't speak it fluentl y. learn Simtlsb is by hearing it spoken her grandparents moved away, she Elaine is also hoping some day to by a native Spanish-spea king person. began to lose the language and is now visit Mexico to become acquainted with He claims he can always detect an regaining her knowledge of it in Sr. h r relatives. 19 "Be Merciful, we CEEB Can Spell Trouble beseech Thee, 0 People keep asking me if I'm studying for the ne~t Lord, t.o the soul of tests in the Merit Scholarship program. As a semi Thy servant Betty finalist in the program, I can only reply that school Mae Anderson, for work and extracurricular activities keep me so busy whom we offer that I find it hard to squeeze eating and sleeping into Thee the sacrifice my schedule, much less studying almanacs, encyclo of praise, humbly pedias, or books of sample questions. entreating Thy Ma I'm really only following the advice given by the jesty that, by this Merit Scholarship corporation in their Student Infor service of pious mation Bulletin: "If the amount of time you had at.onement, he may planned to spend on 'cramming' . is spent ~n. regular deserve t.o attain school work, the results will be Just as eff1c1ent and eternal rest.'' definitely more lasting." (Secret of day of burial) The trustees of the College Entrance Examination Betty Mae Anderson '60 Board (CEEB) extend the same advice, and back up "May she rest in peace" their statement with evidence gathered from four studies on the effects of tutoring or coaching on test results. They have discovered that even "intensive Entertain or Stimulate? drill . . . does not yield gains in scores large enough The Knight Beacon is written for students. In our to affect decisions made by colleges with respect to principles we stated that we would try_ to s~it the the admission of students." _ needs of our particular school. We are still trymg. We read the evaluations of the past issue with much Why is cramming futile? Any college entrance ex interest. They were well written and offered sev amination tests the extent of the knowledge you have eral suggestions which we are f~llowing this issue. gained during your whole academic life, particularly Moreover, these reports showed that many students your high school years, since it is this knowledge read the Knight Beacon thoroughly and intelligently. that will qualify you for college-level studies. It is This is important, for our best efforts are in vain impossible to cram three years of studying into a few if you, the students, don't read what we write. months. If you see a word used which you don't recognize, Now we can see when preparation for college en look it up. We aim to stimulate rather than simply trance exams should start - on the first day you en entertain the student body. For this reason we use ter high school. Your high school years should in a high school vocabulary rather than a grade school clude a solid background in English, math, science, one. Last month we used "exorcise" in a headline. and social studies (history and civics). These should This word was appropriate (exorcise: to cast out devils) also be supplemented with reading (in large doses), and was intended to picque the curiosity of ambitious original writing (poems, short stories, articles for the students. Beacon) and an active interest in current affairs. With the interest about spelling around school we Margaret DiBlasio '60 decided to publish some of the misspelled words which appeared in the evaluations. We are doing this to arouse your interest in the spelling bee. We consider you the reader a vital part of the Knight Beacon. With your cooperation we will strive to im prove our publication, making it something of which the school can be proud. P.D. The Knight Beacon 1s published nine times a. year by students of Assumption high school. The yearly subscription rate 1s $1.50 EDITOR· Patrick Deluhery ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Carole Gross, Larry Montford LAYOUT. Tom McDonnell, .John Beh BUSINESS MANAGER: Ray TiedJe FEATURES: Roberta Ellis CIRCULATION: Dick Fick, Mary Ann Sunderbruch COPY EDITOR· Margaret DIBiasio SPORTS EDITOR: Dick Wolfe SPORTS STAFF: Skip Kuriger. Dick Leonard PHOTOGRAPHERS: Gary Jansen, Paul Bauer ED ITO RIAL STAFF: .Jerry K ane, R on Rehmann. Kathy Kehoe, Margaret DiBla io '60 Bar b Sne ll , .Jim .Johnson, .John Berntsen chwengel at a recent ADVISOR: Fr. William F. Wiebler 20 StudentCouncil Promotes Student ParticipationAt SeniorsFuneral LiteFlashes Upon the death of Betty Mae Anderson '60, Oct. 2, Here are ome choice comments made by tudents, the student council sought permission to assist in the appraising the last issue of the Beacon. funeral Mass by receiving Holy Communion and sing • • * ing the Mass . Pat emmer '62 The telling of details, such as how the paper has Many of the senior class who attended the funeral changed , is a good idea. Everyone can tell the general received Holy Communion but due to circumstances differences, but we like the added tips . they were unable to answer the responses. However, I never before realized that the principles of a paper if there should be another opportunity for participa must be followed . Thanks for the articles on sopho tion, one pastor observed, provision will be made for mores and freshmen . We make news too! the students. * • * An average student, Betty was rated high in Chris Walter Huntington '60 tian ideals and obedience by her teachers . Through I like the Knight Beacon because it is written in the working at Riefe's Drive-In, Betty saved enough mon style of my fourth year English grammar. For ex ey to pay her tuition this year . Because of her work ample, the paper uses the topic entence. Then it uses facts in the article about Don Nelson, telling how he she was prevented from taking part in clubs and came to the area and became a top di c jockey. Next other activities at school. Most of her spare time was the paper use examples, where the eniors tell what spent at home. Nevertheless, she was able to attend they want their senior year to be. Al o the article many of the football and basketball games. show incidents which have taken place o far this year Sister Mary Ann Esther, BVM, girls' principal, com - the ble sing of the statue, activities of the club , football practice and the big game again t Davenport. mented, "Betty was the quiet type of person who is * * * not often noticed in a crowd but is nice to work with, Jo Luther '63 being obedient and cooperative. She did not have any " .. . The story written on the beautiful statue which record of detention." adorns our "pile of bricks" caught my attention . I Her classmates organized a spiritual bouquet of Mass often pass the statue on my way to and from school es, Holy Communions, and prayers for Betty. She was but never realized the purpose of its dedication. After reading the Knight Beacon for the first time I con enrolled in the Perpetual Enrollment in the BVM sider it a wonderful source of information about the Teacher Endowment League. Two High Masses are school activities, which makes us freshmen feel like being said at Holy Family Parish, while 14 low Masses one of the crowd ." will be offered at the Assumption chapel. Liturgy and Laity First and Ten; Do It Again by Jerry Kane The home team is winning. We scored first with a dialogue Mass on Friday, Oct. 9. However, a game is not won by a single touchdown and one game doesn't make a winning season. A team must do calisthenics to be strong enough to make touchdowns. Likewise, the dialogue Mass was good, but we must exercise with it daily in order to stay fit for active participation. Another vital component of a winning team is a varied offense. One easy play is singing. Singing is valuable because it both gives praise to God and ac . customs us to hearing our own voice in church. Such participation will make us winners. Of course it is easier to learn a play if it's written down. You can see the moves the different players make. This play can now be studied in the hymn books that have been placed in the chapel by the Y.C.S . groups. Talking during Mas. ? That's just what the football team Everyone likes to win, especially when we're play does at the dialogue Ma s before games. Left to right, Tom ing the "imps," and this is one game that no one can Ma on '61, Tim Goft'ar '60, and Dan Macumber '60, u e the afford to lose . So let's g~t out there and really give 'em new YSC booklets in the chapel. heaven. 21 Big Charlie's path to red ribbon hon ford steer, Big Charlie is prized by among the everyday chores to be faced before fair time. Site of Big Charlie's ors in the West Liberty Fair is followed owner, Jerry Ehrecke, Assumption sen preparation is the Eugene Ehrecke in this picture series. A 1200 lb. Here- ior. Watering and feeding cattle are farm, ten mile west of Davenport. Jerry Ehrecke, Senior 4-H'er, Has Private Pool; But Also Has Prize-Winning Cattle and Chores by John Bemtsen farm . "What to Feed Cattle" and hopes to maintain his 8 point per game Gerald "Jerry" Ehrecke, a senior, is "Leading Cattle in a Show Ring " have average of last year. Jerry's parents never have to wor one of the few boys with a private been lecture topics. swimming hole. A two acre pond on ry about being lonely. They have sev en children of which Jerry is the old his dad's farm has been stocked with Since he lives on a farm, Jerry does est. In addition to Jerry there are: Jim, bass, bluegills and catfish the past n't have much time for school ath year to provide fishing as well. 16; Jean, 14; Eddie, 13; Patricia, 12; letics, but for the last three years he Vincent, 8; and Larry, 4. But like most farm boys Jerry has has bolstered the band with his cor Jerry might attend St. Ambrose Col his share of the work. Harvesting the net playing. He also played first base lege for two years, and Iowa State for crops and getting the cattle ready for for the Fulton Township 4-H, earning two years. Although he doesn't know shipping are big jobs that must be a .300 batting average. He will play definitely, he is considering a major done soon. basketball for the 4-H as a guard, and in agricultural engineering. Starting in November and continu ing through the following months, Jer ry and his dad, Mr. Eugene Ehrecke, Grads Correspond With Alma Mater; will start shipping 50 head of Angus and 200 head of Herefords to Chicago. The new calves which they buy in the Compare College With High School West (Wyoming and South Dakota) "If Assumption only had air-condi cy." Marilyn Meisenbach, past presi will also start arriving in the next few tioned classes!" One alumnus comment dent of the Science Club, cited the months. ed that this was commonplace at Pur difference in her classes now and at For the past six years, Jerry has due. Through letters and visits of the 'AHS, "There is more work that you entered swine in the West Liberty alumni this and other facts have been have to do on your own. Classes con Fair. Three or four first place rib garnered by the Knight Beacon. sist mainly of lectures." bons in their weight class attest to Mike Gnam, freshman engineering Don Tumey and Ron Carter, now in his ability in livestock raising. This student at Purdue University, report the avy, are stationed at San Diego, year he entered two Herefords aptly ed, "My first Mass here was quite a Calif. Don writes, in a letter to Father named Big Charley (1200 lbs.) and shock to me. One altar boy wore a Mottet, "Take advantage of opportun Big Bob (1100 lbs.) who won red and beard and the other was bald. Every ities to learn Christ's teachings because blue ribbons respectively. Mass is a dialogue Mass. The parish is it will be a great help in later life." Jerry also served as a judge this composed entirely of university stu Don, a non-Catholic, planned to be year at the Iowa State Fair. He was dents." baptized and receive his First Com not a regular judge since the job was Commenting on his classes, he wrote, munion ov. 1 at the base. only supposed to give boys exper "Our classes are the same size or But for Carol Jackson the routine ience in judging. The student judges smaller than those at Assumption, with is much the same. "Attending A.I.C. were given a table with a mixture of the exception of a lecture period. At is much like Assumption," says Car corn and weeds on it. They had to any time in any class we can ask ol. Classes at A.I.C. are 40 minutes tell the type of weed and what they questions . . . every student has his long, starting at 9 and ending at 3:30. would do with the corn - plant, feed, own counselor and is encouraged to The only basic difference, she said, was or sell it. become a personal friend of his in the absence of extracurricular activi At present Jerry is vice-president of structors." ties. the Fulton Township 4-H Club. Last Barb Brandt, Marilyn Meisenbach Two '59 Assumption grads are mem year he was treasurer. Talking about and Anabel Kuriger, all graduates of bers of the first female cheerleading the 4-H, Jerry said, ''I think it is a last year, are enrolled in St. Ambose squad in recent years at St. Ambrose very helpful organization. It teaches College's Division of Nursing. The College. Mary Fran Van Camp and us about management and money in three attend liberal arts classes at St. Chris Kocnigsaecker are helping to agriculture and provides entertainment Ambrose and nursing classes at Mercy lead the cheers for the Bees. It was for farm teenagers.'' Hospital. from this polished (?) group that As At every meeting a speaker gives the "Later," they said, "we will work sumption borrowed its new yell, "Repel 4-H'ers useful information about the as student nurses with patients at Mer- them." 22 Sophomores Ponder English Antics by Stan Maliszewski of course, wa concerning Father's performance that day. No There we were, the class, looking at Father Wiebler, our one could figure out how he had done it, ince he had teacher, and wondering what had happened ... why had picked Mike at random. he started the class all over again'! You probably wonder Our inquiring was stopped by Father's entrance into the why I say that he started the class over again. room. He looked quite better and relieved of his troubles. It all started after I came back from lunch to start the The first thing that he told us was, he didn't want anyone sixth period English class . I was pretty well tired and writing on the board. He pointed to the board and we all did not think the as ·ignment, "write a short story on the kn w what he was talking about. He then asked us who Wiebler Effect," was very funny as a few of Father's pre had written on the board and you could guess that there vious assignments had been. would be one joker in the room; our's was Mike Mc The big surprise was that he sent Mike Quigley out of the Carthy, who stood up and said that he had written the room. Then to our amazement Father told us that, if his sentence on the board. We tried to stop this stupid joke, powers of mental-telepathy had been perfected, he was go but Father would not believe us. He told Mike that he ing to make Mike write on the board, "Mike Quigley is would see him after school. a fool." At first I thought that he was just telling us a Next our befuddled teacher told us to read the short big line. But before Father called Mike back, he warned story again, as if we had not just finished it. To humor us not to make any signs that we knew what was to him we again started to read the story. We did not get far happen. when the dismissal bell rang. We expected to be dismissed, We then began to read the short story, Report on the but Father had no intention of letting the class go at what Barnhouse Effect, (a short story about psychdynamism he thought was the beginning of the period. So he kept where I think Father got his idea), and things really started us. If it were not for some passing student who told Father to go to outer space. that it was time for dismissal, we would probably still be in Our eccentric teacher walked back and forth in the that room trying to explain to Father what had happened room as we read, occasionally looking at the class, but even though we did not know what had really happened in mostly his eyes were on one person, Mike Quigley. Father's front of our eyes. eyes began to get red from what I think was just his hands I'm out of that room now but I still ponder over the rubbing against his eyes. He leaned his head against the question whether or not what we saw in B-7 was for real or closet door in very deep concentration over the matter a fake. In fact. I know it is - how else do you thmk I which at this time I thought was only a fake. knew that I was to write this story for the Knight Beacon? During this time my attention was mostly on Father, but then I noticed him motion George Sparks to move out of his seat. A little while later Mike McCarthy was signaled away. But Dave Huyette seeing all this moved of his own accord. The moving of everyone in Mike's row, I guess, was so that Father could get his mental beams across more clearly to Mike. Anyway this mysterious teacher made many motions and every kind of wild eye movement one person could make with one's eyes. His concentration then became deeper and deeper until Mike started to squirm. The class kept on reading the story even though all these strange events were occuring in the room. Ju t about the same time as we finished the story (which was strangely like what was happening before our eyes), Mike, in a trance as far as I could tell, came to the board and wrote as though he was commanded by something other than his own being. He wrote, as you could guess, "Mike Quigley is a fool." This act really amazed the class because of two reasons: first, the class did not think that Father had the power to send signals to another person who would obey his com mands . Second, we thought even though the signals did get over to him he had the strength to fight the controlling 196 force that was dominat ing his will to resist. At the very moment that Mike finished the sentence, Father passed out completely. Books and papers went fly ing all over the room when the mental telepathist fell on his desk . The whole class blew up into a tumult of critizism and booing. The yells and laughter could have been heard all the way to Father Weeg's office. I thought, like I thmk the rest of the class felt, that this was all prearranged for the assignment that we were to Though a beacon shines only in the night, the have that day. But , when Mike went back to his seat still Knight Beacon constantly shines, enlightening students in a daze and Father was still in a heap, I began to wonder if this power of his was for real. Well, my thoughts were about school activities, people, and places. interrupted by the awakening of Father Wiebler . The portfolio cover carries out the motto "as He looked as if he had been on a roller-coaster ride and a beacon in the night." ended up on the bottom of the coaster. His movements were The beam shining from the dot of the "i" in the all awkward and had no immediate destination . He man Knight illuminates the year 1960, and the student's aged, and I don't know how, to get to the door, out in the hall, and to the lavatory, I guess. name. This symbolizes the stated purpose of the Bea During his departure the booing, yelling, and laughter in con to give complete coverage to events for the en creased until everyone got tired of making noi e. The talk, lightenment of the students. 23 The YCS tudy day began with a dis cussion by the par ents of ome YC students, left to right, Mrs. and Mr . Robert Rossmiller, Mrs . and Mr. Ger ald Walter , an d Mrs. and Mr. Fran cis Leonard. A sist ing them are sen iors Art Johnson and Pat Deluhery . YCS STUDY DAY The Young Christian tudents put hosts in the chalice dur ing the offertory pro e sion . They also sang the Mass. Art Johnson, head of the YC group at chool, leads a dis cu sion by the tudents. itting at the desk is the federation leader, George Tibbets, Haye high school, Muscatine. 24 Judge Jim Kemp sitting at the desk gives a pre-trial breifing to defense attorney Don Bender and pro ecutor Tom LaKose, in fir t period senior English, as they prepare to try the famous Indian athlete, Jim Thorpe, for poor portsman hip. Thorpe'sTrial This extemporaneous effort of the ·en ior developed from an article by Gene choor in the senior's 1odern Litera ture book. The trial motivated re search into the life of Thorpe, por trayed by Ed Burke. wearing in witne John Viggo , ap propriately enough with a thick Web ster's ew World dictionary, is bail iff Gary Haut, while court recorder Dave Lee operate the tape recorder. Pro ecutor LaKose que ·tions hi· wit ness, Jim Thorpe's brother, (Don York) while court reporter Jim Rodg-ers '61, takes not in the comer. 25 I Happy and glowing is A umption's new 1959 Homecoming queen, Connie Ed wards, shortly after hearing the news of her good fortune. The two attend ants and the team's co-captain di cuss the homecoming program with the queen. Left to right are: Becky Burn ide, Ed Burke, Connie, and Bette Brandt. Ray Procures His Helicopter HomecomingReminiscences last; Via Baby Sitter Imagine Ray Tiedje's baby sitter be ConclusionClimaxes Preparations ing responsible for the helicopter at the game last Friday against Clinton. Assumption's first homecoming, held which he wouldn't be using the night Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? Well, it's last week, will be one that Assumption of AHS's first homecoming, and that I students are not likely to forget for it could be the chassis for the float. true' many years, they observed. Their en Following many days of hard work Several weeks ago Agnes Burke, a thusiasm was aroused because of the (securing and fastening napkins do nurse, kept house for Ray and his two many unique activities preceding, dur nated by various establishments) the younger brothers while the elder Tied ing, and following the game. project reach a climax. On the day of jes were out of town. Ray explained Weeks of planning and hard work homecoming, a parade of cars, pre to her his idea to have a helicopter made this homecoming one of the best ceded by the queen and her attendants bring the queen into the stadium dur that has been held, not only in As on the float, made its way through the ing the halftime homecoming cere sumption's brief history, but also dur city. monies. ing the reign of St . Ambrose Academy, Rosemary Friedholdt, a senior wh.o Miss Burke knew Dr. H. B. Willard, added Fr. John V. Ryan, homecoming contributed much work to the float, who owns an airplane. Ray contacted chairman. Dance, skit, and float pre said that "the success of the float Dr. Willard, hoping that the doctor parations proved rewarding. couldn't be attributed to any one per could help him obtain a helicopter. The float, which was observed by son, since so many seniors helped." Dr. Willard directed Ray to a man in all those who attended the game Fri Senior John Brockmann towed the Monticello, Iowa, who owns a heli day, was built by an industrious crew float with his 1959 convertible. copter. Ray called Gerald Pasker of of senior boy and girls. These seniors Preceding the game, while the stad Monticello immediately, but learned not only had the problem of decorat ium lights were doused, a spotlight was that his helicopter wouldn't be avail ing the float, but also the problem of shown on the various first string play able on homecoming night. Mr. Pasker securing a hayrack, and someone to ers of both teams. At halftime a skit did tell Ray that Dean Powell of Cedar pull it on the night of the game. was put on by a group of students. Rapids had access to one of these fly ing eggbeaters The decorations around the float The skit featured a gallant knight were made in the basement gf Carole rescuing a damsel in distress from a Again a long distance call was placed, Gross's home. Chicken wire was stuffed Clinton River King. Fr. Gerald Kraus this time to Cedar Rapids. Mr. Powell with napkins, and when completed, was general chairman of the halftime the wire was rolled up until the day stated that his 'copter would be avail ceremonies. Some of those participat able, and that he would do the job. that it could be attached to the float ing included Dave Offerman '61, Car itself. ole Gross '60, Mary Hart '62, and Ter So Assumptionites can thank Ray Gene Carstens '62, reported to Ray ry Macumber who graduated from St. Ti dje and his baby sitter for their Tiedje that his father had a hayrack Ambrose Academy. unique homecoming ceremonies. 26 Class Procedures Sparkle With Informality; Dramatization, Exchanges Break Class Routine During the past two months teach boys' freshman Latin class. The play book, the boys felt the nun didn't ers have had many strange and new entitled Aeger Puer or The Sick Boy, practice what she taught. The girls ideas as to how a class should be con was translated by the girls. One girl are digging up evidence to refute this. ducted. All was done legitimately, of read the play in Latin while another Some senior English boys presented course, though unconventionally. translated it into English. Meanwhile The Trial of Jim Thorpe before Sr. For instance, the sophomore Latin the other girls dramatized the acts. Mary Helen Ann's girls' English class. class, taught by Sr. M. Borgia, BVM, Father Mann commented, "The act A picture story appears on pages 24 presented a play in Fr. Charles Mann's ing talent and expression displayed by and 25. the girls was excellent. Most of the Vincent J. Giese, noted author, lec boy greatly enjoyed this novel thes tur r and traveler, spoke about his re pian production." cent visit to the Communist Youth Ral ColoradoCamp Calls Edith Huldi, Geneva, Switzerland, ly in Vienna, Austria. He told juniors demonstrated the Elma automatic sew and eniors that the American dele ScoutsTo Mountains ing machine to the home economic stu gation fought Communist infiltration by Sally Healey dents. Sr. Mary Loretta Cecil, BVM, but lost. He also described discomforts Whenever Tana Cook, '62, and Sally says the demonstration was connected of poor food and inadequate housing. with their first project - making a Healey, '61, recall their camping exper In an article, Postscript on Vienna, gathered skirt. iences of last summer, they first think in Today magazine, Mr. Giese pointed Parliamentary procedure - with a of "the big blow." out the moral and spiritual side of humorous twist - was the method of the Rally. Using their notes students This storm, which they remember the sophomore girls' speech class. Some compared the article to the talk. as a maze of flattened tents, menac of the proposed motions were: turn ing black clouds and wildly blowing ing Sr. Mary Leon's desk to the black Before an all school gathering, Con hair, occurred during the National board; holding classes in the cafeteria gressman Fred Schwengel explained Roundup of Senior Scouts held last during a large boys' study hall; buy the procedure whereby a bill becomes July. ing Ray Tiedje a shrimp colored sports law. The recent visit of Nikita Khru The encampment was held on ranch car in appreciation of his efforts as shchev also drew his criticism. land a few miles outside of Colorado student council president; and having The speeches of George Washington, Springs, Colo. It gave Senior Scouts a "backwards day" when everything Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin from all nations an opportunity for ( clothes, classes, teachers) would be Franklin were repeated with all their two weeks of primitive camping, in reverse order. fire and conviction in Sr. Mary St. Vic swapping, and just plain fun. Needless to say, few of the motions tor's junior history class. The girls The girls' campsite, located directly carried. took the roles of these famous diplo over the valley composing the large ar Some of the boys and girls senior mats of a by-gone era as they debated ena, commanded an unobstructed view English classes also have an exchange whether the United States would have of the mountains. Three other patrols program. The boys presented The a Constitution in 1787. completing their troop represented the Pardoner's Tale, a story from the The mobility of the student chairs states of California, New York, and Canterbury Tales, before the girls. The allows a classroom to be changed not Alabama. "Naturally these were the girl will reciprocate with a panel or only into a continental congress, as girls with whom we became best ac cene from Hamlet or Macbeth. above, but also into a movie theater . quainted" says Tana, "especially 'the A Round Table discussion, follow Mr. Ron Mellen projected two vies crew' from Alabama." ing the reading of the Pardoners' Tale, for his classes - Mutiny on the Boun During their stay the scouts were aroused a lively discussion based upon ty and The Death of Socrates. Com taken on a five hour tour starting at the nun in Chaucer's Prologue, judg parisons between the books and the 3:00 P.M. The first stop, the Air Force ing from the evidence given in the moviPs enlivened class discussion, Academy, where Tom Fiedler '59 is stationed, was observed with the un divided attention of all. From there they were taken to The Garden of the Gods. At six o'clock the 327 girls of their section gathered at the Flying W Ranch for a chuck wagon dinner. Both girls agree that the closing night campfire was one of the most beautiful and impressive camp cere. monies they had ever seen. A scout representing each nation participating in the Roundup stepped in front of the blazing campfire and gave her na tion's wish for peace. Speaking first in her native tongue, she then trans lated it into English. The next day, the patrol boarded the train and settled down for the 16 hour trip home. _Stories were exchanged among the patrols and sometime in the wee hours of the morning a sleepy voice predicted "In three years every one in this car will be participating in Are they apple polishing in the hop? No. Fr. Anthony Conrad is simply showing the Roundup as leaders." No one freshmen Bob Kautz, Ed Bell and Bob Brandt bow to poli b the e candlesticks argued with her. for the McAuley Hall chapel. 27 Coach Derouin Maps Early Season Cage Plans Coach "Babe" Derouin greeted nine 6' 5" and 235 pounds, scored well with saw starting action for the sopho non-football-playing members of his hi hook shot after moving up to the mores. They will battle intramural varsity basketball squad at the open varsity from the sophomores during tandouts Larry Fennelly, Al Savala, ing drill yesterday afternoon as prac the Chri tmas holidays. Carroll Richardson, Ron Fiese, Bill tices began for the Knights' tough 19 Leonard, part-time first stringer in game card. Maher, and Jim Anderson as well as his junior year, looked good in several other sophomore teammates for posi Mike McCleary was the only major games last year but will be hindered tion on the squad. Tom Eaton, junior 1 tterwinner at yesterday's session, for a couple of weeks by a football with three more (Dan Hawley, Dick wrist injury. transfer from Cincinnati, is expected Leonard, and Bob Schebler) due to to aid in the front court. report with the rest of the cagers on McCleary is considered the most ac the football team after the season's curate shooter on the team and much Rock Island's Rocks will build their finale with Bettendorf Nov. 13. of the Knights' outside scoring punch offense around 6' 4" Morrie Chambers, comes from his deadly jump shot. "Defense will be stressed in early the only returning starter from last winter's team that beat Assumption by practice e ions," Coach Derouin em Last year's reserve lettermen are seven points. The Lancers from Eld phasized. He views the coming year seniors Dick Wolfe, John Beh, Bill ridge, only in their second year of with optimism and indicates that the Gluba, and Pat Deluhery. fast break, when the opportunity arises, basketball, possess southpaw Dick Hel will be an integral part of the Assump• Tony McAndrews, Doug Cornick, ble as the biggest scoring threat to tion basic offense. Jeff Collins, and John Fennelly also the Knights. The 1959-60 campaign officially op ens for the Knights Nov. 22, when they participate m the diocesan jamboree Cheerleaders Hep With Cries, at Fort Madison Aquinas. Assumption will play one quarter against an op Fire Up The Gals And Guys ponent yet to be announced. The reg Late to bed and early to rise makes other sophomore creation is their song ular season opens the following Fri a cheerleader hep with the cries. This "An AHS Team's Hard to Beat." day with Rock Island furnishing the opposition in the first of four straight statement, odd but true, typifies the Mary Fran Neufeld, varsity cheer home games. The Knights will tangle life of Assumption's varsity and sopho leader explains, "Cheerleading is hard North Scott that Saturday. more cheerleaders. A back problem that may require and trying, but for anyone interested The cheerleaders also started many an operation might sidline Dan Haw it's worth it." Sophomore cheerleader ley for almost a month. The possible vacation days with practice. At times Barb Lewandoski adds, "I think that loss of the big 6' 3" senior would they practiced as many as five days a if more students would attend under greatly hamper the Knights' scoring week. Most of these summer sessions classmen games and back the cheer and rebound power. Hawley's late sea were held at Vander Veer Park or at leaders, there might be even more vic son scoring splurge was one of the few private homes. bright spots in last year's dismal 5-15 tories." season. Some of their accomplishments are the new chant "We're the Knights," With their strength off the boards "We're with you team o fight," cry and their scoring punch, Hawley and the new prance to the school song, and Schebler are counted on to form the the sophomore cheerleaders' creation sophomore cheerleaders Mary Hart, nucleus in the front court. Schebler, "We're with ya, team. so fight." An- Barb Lewandoski and Evy Panther. ,, ------, ' f Let your thirst decide the size .•. ' ~ when you enjoy , Coca-Cola ' , __... GetCoke in convenientRegular, King and Familysize QUAD-CITIES COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY 28 Mr. AmbroseEyes WrestlingProspects "A lot depends on how much our wrestlers grew in comparison to those Although usually in their same weight class from other seen on the field, schools ," commented head wrestling the e players Ray coach Ray Ambrose as he watched some of his proteges in a pre-season Hart and John Fen workout . nelly, shown in the The first practice will be held Nov. locker room, dis 15. Coach Ambrose and his assistant, Mr. Jo eph Maher, will seek replace play the after ef ments for graduated grapplers Jack fects of the Alle Wiland, Dick Parr, Mike Carr, and man game. T h e Jack Finn. Eight varsity monogram and eleven dirt-laden uniform reserve or freshmen award winners show the result of plus several promising freshmen will two hours on the fight for starting berths Dec. 3 when Assumption opens its wrestling season rain soaked field. against Muscatine . "Last year's freshmen helped us quite a bit and we're hoping this year's group. does the same," Coach Ambrose noted. "One of the best of last season's frosh, Stan Maliszewski, won't be able to wrestle the first part of the schedule because of his broken leg ." "Ron Fiese, a district qualifier, ls Knights Look To Tough Duo going out for basketball," Coach Am Two "big" games face the Knights Dons were stopped on the two-foot line brose added . ''We have a good schedule as they enter the final stretch of the in the first quarter but finally dented with 10 dual meets, the DBS invita campaign and attempt to pull their the scoring column in the second per tional, the Rock Island 'B' tournament, season's record nearer the .500 mark . iod to insure the victory, The Knights and the district.'' Bettendorf and Burlington, both high were able to complete only one of Jerry Kane and Bob Reisinger were ranked in state-wide polls, breezed un twelve passes . elected co-captains last spring by the defeated through their first seven team's award winners. Other veterans games. Wahlert scored early and often to mclude Paul Castro, Tim Goffar, John romp to a 34-0 rout of Assumption at The Knights will face their tough Davies, Mike Reisinger, Bill Bell, Tom the Stadium Oct. 9. The rejuvenated Bivens, and Bob Deluhery. est opponent of the year when they Golden Eagles with a revamped line host Burlington at Muny Stadium Fri up unleashed a pair of sophomore half Wrestling Schedule day night. The Greyhounds have com backs that scampered for four touch Dec 3 Muscatine - H bined a big rugged line with a small downs. The new Dubuque school 9 East Moline - R speedy backfield to attain the Little played without their top ground-gainer, 26 DHS Invitational - T Six Conference championship and sta Dave Bierie, and one of their top 30 Rock Island "B" - T tus as number one team in the state. guards. Jan. 9 Bettendorf - T Dean Stoller, the team's top scorer, 15 Alleman - H Dick Leonard ended a two-game and quarterback Larry Cooperman 19 Muscatine - A scoring drought when he tackled a lead the swift backfield aggregation 23 Rock Island - H Joliet Catholic ball carrier in the end and all-state center Bob Barry anchors Feb. 5 Clinton - H zone in the first quarter Oct. 17 at the line. Coach Harold Tackelson's 6 Davenport -H Joliet but the Knights had to score crew trounced Assumption in last ? District twice in the fourth period to salvage year's final game. a 20-14 triumph, The Knights will complete the sea ly's passes sparked the aerial attack. son Nov. 13 at the stadium as they try Bill Gluba capped a brilliant night Coach Gene Walton tried platooning to avenge last season's walloping by of running when he raced around left an entire junior unit (the Bwhanna Bettendorf. The Bulldogs, who have end for the winning TD late in the Blue Boys) and a senior unit (the Mau not been beaten in their last 15 games, last quarter. John Fennelly had tied Maus) but junked it midway through present a potent backfield duo in sig the contest with a 10 yard roll-out af the game. nal-caller Paul McNurlen and half ter seeing no one open for a jump The Knights were whitewashed for back Jim Dilts. They are Merritt Par pass. The Hilltoppers started rolling the fourth time this season when Alle son's answer to graduated stars Dave in the closing seconds but had a des man rambled to a 38-0 decision in Rock Cox and Don Gray. peration pass knocked down in the end zone on the last play. Island Oct. 23. The Pioneers moved the Assumption, riding high after their ball almost at will behind the power tie with Davenport, was brought back Chuck Gray got Assumption's only ful running of Larry Barnett and Jim to earth the following week when first half touchdown on a dive up the Wood and two 50 yard sprints by end Niles' Notre Dame, only in their middle after a sterling catch by Mike Jim. Watts. Assumption's passing at fourth year of football, tallied twice Lohf put the ball on the two yard tack was hampered by the game-long in the fourth period to break up a line. Gluba averaged seven yards per drizzle with many passes being drop tight game and win 18-0, Oct. 2. The carry m twelve chances while Fennel- ped. 29 Sophomore Gridders Roll Sportlite Long touchdown runs sparked the to Davenport. Mason, Aldape, Harold sophomores to a 4-3-1 record in their Hancock, and Dave Aldape each tallied by Dick Wolfe first eight contests. Clarence Mason, one TD in a 28-6 triumph against Re One conspicuous thing that the nine Karl Noonan, and Bob Hammill paced gina of Iowa City. Forty and seventy Assumption students at the Niles game the scoring with six, five, and four yard jaunts by Hammill, 35 yards by and the 11 at the Joliet game noticed touchdowns respectively. The sophs Hancock, and a short run by Noonan was the sponsoring of post - game closed their season last week at East led the 26-13 romp past Muscatine. dances. The student council is present Moline. Alleman inflicted the second loss on ly working on plans for dances after Coach "Babe" Derouin's crew, 27-13. Scoring runs by Mason, Noonan, and the Knights' home football and basket Noonan's 7-yard qu~rterback sneak and Frank Solis accounted for the 19-0 ball contests. Mason's short run were the Knights opening victory over North Scott. Bet only threat. • • • tendorf's Bullpups fell next before the Notre Dame of Niles is just starting Little Knights 28-14 as Mason scored In the 13-12 loss to the Rock Island its fourth year in its expensive new twice, Noonan once, and Al Raschid Pebbles Oct. 16, Noonan and Hammill buildings but already it has a peppy once on a 50-yard pass play from accounted for all of Assumption's scor marching band and large pressbox. Noonan. ing. Each Assumption player stayed over Wahlert's Golden Eagles matched night with the Niles player who played A 70-yard sprint by Mason was the tough defensive lines with the sophs the same position. Knight's only score in a 20-7 defeat in a 0-0 deadlock at Dubuque Oct. 22. The passengers in Father Weeg's and Father Colonnese's cars parked their Krughts to wreck the Hilltopper's center the ball and felt a slimy 18 cars and were ready to buy tickets be homecoming. inch snake starting to climb the ball. fore they discovered they were at a Although Assumption had its diffi Currently decorating the inner sanc Maine Township of Des Plaines game. culties winning its share of basketball tum of the faculty room is a huge "Boy, that ticket seller gave me a funny games last winter it has picked up an traveling trophy won by Assumption look when I asked him which side the other victory since then. The Muscatine tennis players in the annual Jaycee Assumption fans had." laughed Father athletic director notified Father Wal tournament last June. The trophy was Colonnese. ter that the Muskies had to forfeit their awarded to the school with the most • • • 69-68 win over the Knights because of winners in both the boys and girls Joliet Catholic, like Cedar Rapids an ineligible player. This left Assump division. The ace of last spring's team, Regis, must play their home games on tion with a record of five wins and 15 Dave Killian, went on with his partner either Saturday or Thursday nights be defeats. from Des Moines to win the state JC cause public schools use the stadium • • • doubles. Gene McCabe became senior on Friday night. The Joliet Town- An example of the poor conditions city champ when he beat John Jayne, ship high school s ta d i u m is of Assumption's practice football fields the Knight's top fall netster. Sopho much bigger than Notre Dame's. was mustrated in a sophomore practice more John Lammers beat his freshman Some Township students were sitting shortly before school started. 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Across from Centennial Bridge ! lllllltttllllllllllflltftUlltllllllllltlUlllllllllftllltllllllllllllltltlttlltl\: i1u1u1uu1111111u111u11111111111u111u111u11111111uu1u1t1111111111111111,; +·------AS UMPTION OfficialProgram HIGH SCHOOL BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Friday,November 6, 1959 - DavenportMunicipal ASSUMPTIONVARSITY AND SOPHOMORE 1959-60Basketball Schedule Nov. 27-ROCK ISLAND, HOME Nov. 28-NORTH SCOTT, HOME Dec. 4-REGIS, HOME Dec. 5-BETTENDORF, HOME Dec. 11-Wahlert, away Dec. 13-Regina, away Dec. 18-Marmion, away Dec. 22-East Moline, away Dec. 23-Alleman, away Jan. 8-WAHLERT, HOME Jan. 9-EAST MOLINE, HOME Jan. 12-Muscatine, away Jan. 16-Davenport, away Jan. 22-Heelan, away* Jan. 23-Dowling, away* Season Tickets: Jan. 29-REGINA, HOME $6.00 adults Feb. 5-Regis, away $2.00 children Feb. 9-ALLEMAN, HOME Feb. 19-North Scott, away *Varsity game only - _}Jomecomin'J Parade - NextHome Football Game-BETTENDORF, Friday, Nov. 13 BEREALLY REFRESHED ... ASSUMPTION STARTING LINE-UP LE LT LG C RG RT RE Nick Dan foick Bob Bill Joe Ron Miller Hawley L onard Schebler Bell Smith Fiese 53 68 74 85 72 69 57 Qa John Fennelly 13 LH RH Ed Tim Burke Goffar 35 23 FB Bill Gluba 44 QUAD 10 8eh, John, qb 54 Valainis, Francis, e 11 O'Donnell, James, qb 55 McAndrews, Tony, e 13 Fennelly, John, qb 56 Fournier, Wayne, e 14 Noonan, Karl, qb 57 Fiese, Ron, e 20 Cornick, Doug, rhb 58 Hasenmiller, Dick, e 22 Gray, Chuck, rhb 62 Kistenmacher, Tom, t 23 Goffar, Tim, rhb 64 McGee, Dan, t 24 Ruchid, Al, hb 65 Miller, Don, t 25 Castro, Paul, rhb 66 Cavanaugh, Dave, t 30 Hart, Ray, lhb 67 Collins, Jeff, t 31 Hammil, Bob, hb 68 Hawley, Dan, t 32 lohf, Mike, lhb 69 Smith, Joe, t 33 Aldape, Dave, hb 70 Davies, John, g 35 Burke, Ed, lhb 71 Johnson, Art, g 41 McCarthy, George, fb 72 Bell, Bill, g 42 Muon, Tom, fb 73 Quigley, Mike, g 43 Belk, Gary, fb 7 4 Leonard, Dick, g 44 Gluba, Bill, fb 75 Moore, Dick, g 45 Price, Dave, fb 76 Purcell, Barney, g 46 Mason, Clarence, fb 78 Bender, Don, t 47 Hancock, Harold, fb 82 Deluhery, Bob, c 50 Stolley, Ed, e 83 Anderson, Jim, c 51 Fiese, John, e 84 Macumber, Dan, c 52 Abbott, Mike, e 85 Schebler, Bob, c 53 Miller, Nick, e OFFICIALS: Jim Grothusen Art Maeger Len Simmons Don DeJaeger Interference with fair 0 REFEREES' SIGNALS O Per,onol foul O ~ 0 catch or forward pan o ~ ~::·o ~ -tt-~- . .JJ ~ Delay of gome O Clipp,ng '11:. 0 - ~u~ or excus time out - -...... ,, ~ Hold ing or Illegal forward poss - Offside or violation Illegal motion; ~ -.._.---- illegal use of ~ ~of frH-kick rules illegal shift, both honds Unsportsmanlike conduct hand or ar m COKEi•cc. us. """ or, . BURLINGTON STARTING LINE-UP lE LT LG C RG RT RE Bob Dennis Dick Hob Wayne Bob Don Bri sey Boyle Welch Herry Timmesch Lismeister Wills 30 21 43 10 22 84 4 QB Dale Brown 26 LH RH Mickey Terry Fletcher Cloper 27 20 FB Dean Stoller 29 SQ AD Wagler, Paul, b 26 Brown, Dale, b 2 Hill, Ray, g 27 Fletcher, Mickey, b 3 Orthner. Neal, b 29 Stoller, Dean, b 4 Wills, Don, e 30 Brissey, Bob, • 6 Palmberg, Charles, g 43 Welch, Dick, g 7 Dorethy, Jim, b 44 Vickstrom, De.an, • McKinley, Steve, t 45 Streeter, John, t Beer, Ronald, e 46 Jones, William, g Jlerry, Bob, c 47 Flaaten, Larry, t pringsteen, Ray, t 48 Smith, Henry, g 13 Foster, Jon, b 53 Smith, Gary, e 16 Timmerm.an, G.ary, e 65 Morrison, Wayne, t 17 lmthurn, Gary, c 69 Lowther, John, t 18 Jennifer, Perry, e 74 Kerr, Gene, b 19 Bholen, Mike, b 76 Lyons, Jim, t 20 Cloper, Terry, b 77 Shoemaker, George, t 21 Hoyle, Dennis, t 81 Reighard, Ronald, b 22 Timmesch, Wayne, 9 84 lismeister, Bob, I 25 Cooperman, Larry, b 85 Morrison, Bob, b QUAD-CITIES COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Rock Island, Illinois 1 I 0 \ ( • AssumptionVarsity Squad Roster BurlingtonVarsity SquadRoster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. o. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. 10 *Beh, John __ QB 5'7½" 145 12 1 Wagler, Paul -···--- B 5'10" 147 11 O'Donnell, James ...... QB 5'9 " 14.5 11 2 Hill, Ray ·- ____ G 5'6" 13'7 13 Fennelly, John ·-- __ QB 5'7 ,, 160 11 3 Orthner, Neal 5'11" 147 14 Noonan, Karl ···-·-··-·- QB 6' 164 10 4 *Wills, Don ·---··-·-····-··--- E 6' 165 20 Cornick , Doug ____ _RH 5'7 " 130 11 6 Palmberg, Charles --···-·- G 5'9" 156 11 22 Gray, Chuck -·---·· RH 5'9 " 158 11 7 Dorethy, Jim _ -·-······--- B 5'6" 152 12 23 *Goffar, Tim ·- ·--- . RH 6' 160 12 8 McKinley, Steve ____ T 5'8" 186 12 24 *Deluhery, Pat --· _ RH 5'10 " 165 12 9 Beer, Ronald _____ E 6'1" 163 11 25 Castro, Paul ·----·- RH 5'10 " 180 12 10 *Berry, Bob ____ C 6' 185 12 30 Hart , Ray __ ___ . LB 5'7 " 140 11 11 *Springsteen, Ray ·--· .. _ T 6'2" 243 12 32 Lohf, Mike ·----- LH 5'9 " 152 12 13 Foster, Jon . ____ .B 5'7" 144 12 33 Solis, Bob _ .. _ LB 5'9 " 135 11 35 *Burke, Ed (Co-C )_._ LH 5'11 " 200 12 16 Timmerman, Gary .... _E 6'1" 155 11 41 McCarthy, George . _ FB 5'10 " 162 12 17 Imthurn, Gary ·-·-·-••··-· C 6'2" 175 11 42 Mason, Tom -··-··· _ ... FB 5'8 " 180 11 18 Jennifer, Perry ··- ·-·-- E 5'11" 160 12 43 *Belk, Gary ·---··-· _ _ FB 5'9 " 190 12 19 Bohlen, Mike . __ ---·- B 5'11" 160 11 44 *Gluba, Bill ·-· -·····-· .- FB 5'10 " 160 12 20 *Cloper, Terry --··· B 5'5" 167 12 45 Price, Dave _ . __ _ ..FB 6' 195 11 21 *Boyle, Dennis __ ·- . __T 6' 179 12 53 *Miller, Nick .. . .. -·-- E 6' 180 12 22 *Timmesch, Wayne __ G 6'1" 221 11 54 Valainis, Francis ···-··- E 5'10 " 156 11 25 *Cooperman , Larry ·-·· .B 5'9" 145 12 55 McAndrews, Tony ___E 5'11 " 154 11 26 Brown , Dale _ .. ___·---- B 5'8" 159 11 56 Cusack, Greg ___ E 5'11 " 153 11 27 Fletcher , Mickey ·-······ B 5'8" 138 12 57 *Fiese, Ron _ . ·- E 6'1½" 190 12 29 *Stoller, Dean . .. ·--······ B 5'11" 170 12 58 Hasenmiller, Dick -· .. .. E 6'1 " 165 12 30 *Brissey, Bob ___ E 6'3" 195 12 61 Ceurvorst, Mike _ . _ T 6' 165 11 43 Welch, Dick 6' 170 12 62 Kistenmacher, Tom .. ...T 6' 178 11 -··-·- G 63 Houghton, Tom _ _T 6' 158 12 44 Vickstrom, Dean ·--· . E 5'11" 153 12 66 Cavanaugh, Dave ·-- ..... T 5'10 " 175 11 45 Streeter, John . _ -··--- T 5'10" 189 12 67 Collins, Jeff ··--·- ___ T 6'2 " 175 11 46 Jones, William ··--···· .G 5'6" 153 11 68 Hawley, Dan ··--·-····. T 6'3 " 210 12 47 Flaaten, Larry -··••·· T 5'11" 172 12 69 *Smith, Joe _ ---·- .- G 5'10 " 195 12 48 Smith, Henry ---·· G 5'9" 190 12 70 Davies, John ---·- G 5'9 " 150 11 53 Reighard, Larry ____ G 5'10" 174 12 71 *Johnson, Art ___ G 5'7 " 140 12 55 Smith, Gary ___ . E 5'7" 144 11 72 *Bell, Bill ___ ··-- _ G 5'9 " 170 12 65 Morrison, Wayne . -··--·- T 5'9" 154 11 73 Dugan, Donald _-·-•······ G 5'10 " 182 11 74 *Leonard, Dick _____ .G 6' 170 12 69 Lowther, John T 5'10" 172 11 7 5 *Moore, Dick ·- _ ·-- ... G 5'8 " 160 12 74 Kerr, Gene .E 5'9" 153 11 76 Calkins, Dennis ... -•·-··· G 5'7 " 160 12 76 Lyons, Jim . .B 5'10" 163 12 77 LeMar, Dennis ·-·······- ..G 5'8 " 152 12 77 Shoemaker, George ··- T 5'7" 157 12 82 Miller, Jim ... ···- _ -· ... C 5'8 " 190 11 83 *Anderson, Jim (Co-C). C 6' ½ " 194 12 81 Reighard, Ronald ...... B 5'5" 147 11 84 *Macumber, Dan ····-······· C 5'10 " 210 12 84 Lesmeister, Bob _ -·····- T 6'2" 174 11 85 Schebler, Bob ·- ___ c 6'5 " 235 11 85 *Morrison, Bob B 6'2" 165 12 *denotes letterman *denotes letterman ~,.. ,,,, ,,1,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, ,111,,,,,.,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ••••, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,,,, ,111,1,,11,,,,, 11,,,,,1,~:. LET US PLAN YOUR PIZZA PARTY We Give S. & H. Green Stamps TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS ITALIAN VILLAGE INN Village Shopping Center M. J. 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TWO FINE STORES 213-215 W. 2nd St. & Village Shopping Center 7TH & PERRY TREETS DAVENPORT IOWA * * WelcomeBettendorf * * I ) ; • I ) -- --- ~=== - "All the rule book says is, 'The Coach shall not walkonto the field during play'!" "When he says we'll build a team he means it." "Ready Sophomores,, Karl Noonan , Terry Thompson , Bob Deluher y, Barney Purcell DAD'S NITE Our special salute tonight to the Dads of our Assump tion football team. We extend to you our warmest wel come and best wishes on Assumption's first Dad's Nite. Come see us real often. Connie by 'Copter' BEREALLY REFRESHED ... ASSUMPTION STARTING LINE-UP LE LT LG C RG RT RE Nick Dave Dick Bob Bill Joe Ron Miller Cavanaugh Leonard Schebler Bell Smith Fiese 53 66 74 85 72 69 57 QI John Beh 10 LH RH George Chuck McCarthy Gray 41 22 Fl Bill Gluba 44 SQUAD 10 leh, John, qb 54 Valainis, Francis, e 11 O'Donnell, James, qb 55 McAndrews, Tony, e 13 Fennelly, John, qb 56 Fournier, Wayne, • 14 Noonan, Karl, qb 57 Fiese, Ron, • 20 Cornick, Doug, rhb 58 Hasenmiller, Dick, e 22 Gray, Chuck, rhb 62 Kistenmuher, Tom, t 23 Goffar, Tim, rhb 64 McGee, Dan, t 24 Raschid, Al, hb 65 Miller, Don, t 25 Castro, Paul, rhb 66 Cavanaugh, Dave, t 30 Hart, Ray, lhb 67 Collins, Jeff, t 31 Hammil, Bob, hb 68 Hawley, Dan, t 32 Lohf, Mike, lhb 69 Smith, Joe, t 33 Aldape, Dave, hb 70 Davies, John, g 35 Burke, Ed, lhb 71 Johnson, Art, g 41 McCarthy, George, fb 72 lell, Bill, g 42 Mason, Tom, fb 73 Quigley, Mike, g 43 Belk, Gary, fb 74 Leonard, Dick, g 44 Gluba, Bill, fb 75 Moore, Dick, g 45 Price, Dave, fb 76 Purcell, Barney, g 46 Mason, Clarence, fb 78 Bender, Don, t 47 Hancock, Harold, fb 82 Deluhery, Bob, c 50 Stolley, Ed, e 83 Anderson, Jim, c 51 Fiese, John, e 84 Macumber, Dan, c 52 Abbott, Mike, e 85 Schebler, Bob, c 53 Miller, Nick, • REFEREES' SIGNALS O Personol foul O ~ 0 ~ ~:::oMfr~ -·· -JJ ~ Deloy of game • 0 Cl,pp,ng ~ 0 . or exceu time out .,,_ ...... ~ Holding or ] - Ofhide or violation Illegal motion; ~ ======~illegal UH of ~ of free.kick rule, illegal shift, both hands Unspor1smanlilce conduct hand or arm at:C, US. PAf OH BETTENDORFSTARTING LINE-UP LE LT LG C RG RT RE Scott Dale Bob John Steve Dennis Ken Rocker n exter Curtis Cain Grossman Van Zandt Jessen 52 75 61 83 71 62 51 QI John Brooke 42 LH RH Fred Jim Haber Dilt s 38 45 Fl Paul Mc urlen 44 SQUAD Curtis , Bob, g 42 Brooke , John , b Dahms , Ken, hb 83 c.. in , John , C Dexter , Dale, t 4S Dilts, Jim , b Duncan , Harvey , b 71 Grossman , Steve , g Green, Bob, g 70 Hartung , John , t Haber , Fred, hb 43 Honnold , Charles , hb Hlavaty , Mike , c 60 Johnson , Tom, t Jessen , Ken, • 80 Kroeger , Dann, g Lightner, Tim, b 73 Lee, Bob, t Lybeck, Larry, t 63 Miller , Arthur, g McNurlen, Paul, fb 84 Noth , Bob, c Power, Dave, • 3S Reiselt , Richard, hb Schmeltzer, Jim, t 34 Rinehart , Gary, fb Van Zandt , Dennis, e S2 Rocker , Scott, • Barretto, Richard, hb 39 Sparling, Stuart , hb so Van Zandt , Tom, e QUAD-CITIES COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Rock Island, Illinois ~ r-1---,__ PROCEDUR E SIGNA~LS ------, 0 0 ·,f;:::::::'.:p:~~l;ngfv· ~ Lo_1'10 ~j O ~ arhelp,ng ,unner \\ -. \~ )J \lUJ/ 1 Touchdown o ~ _ FOUL SIGNALS ----~ I Boll i, deod field goof Safety Time out Clock dorb f ,1• down or no 1<0re AssumptionVarsity Squad Roster BettendorfVarsity SquadRoster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. No. ame Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. 10 *Beh, John QB 5''7½" 145 12 61 Curtis, Bob G 5'10" 160 12 11 O'Donnell, Jame QB 5'9 " 145 11 37 Dahms, Ken HB 5'10" 145 13 Fennelly, John QB 5''7 ,, 160 11 12 14 Noonan, Karl QB 6' 164 10 75 Dexter, Dale T 6'3 " 210 12 20 Cornick, Doug RH 130 5'7 " 11 36 Duncan, Harvey B 5'8 " 155 12 22 Gray, Chuck RH 5'9 " 158 11 23 *Goffar, Tim RH 6' 160 12 64 Green, Bob G 6' 171 12 24 *Deluhery, Pat RH 5'10 " 165 12 38 Haber, Fred HB 5'10" 165 12 25 Castro, Paul RH 5'10 " 180 12 82 Hlavaty, Mike C 6'3 " 175 30 Hart, Ray LB 5'7 " 140 11 12 32 Loht, Mike LB 5'9 " 152 12 51 Je en, Ken E 6' 175 12 33 Solis, Bob __ _ _ LH 5'9 " 135 11 41 Lightner, Tim . B 5'6 " 155 12 35 *Burke, Ed (Co-C) LH 5'11 " 200 12 74 Lybeck, Larry 41 McCarthy, George FB 5'10 " 162 12 T 6'1 " 233 12 42 Mason, Tom _ FB 5'8 " 180 11 44 McNurlen, Paul FB 5'11" 165 12 43 *Belk, Gary ______FB 5'9 " 190 12 72 Power, Dave 6'2 " 165 44 *Gluba, Bill FB 5'10 " 160 12 -- E 12 45 Price, Dave ___ FB 6' 195 11 81 Schmeltzer, Jim T 6'3 " 190 12 53 *Miller, Nick _ _ _ _ E 6' 180 12 62 Van Zandt, Dennis E 6'5 " 185 12 54 Valainis, Francis _ E 5'10 " 156 11 40 Barretto, Richard 55 McAndrews, Tony _ E 5'11 " 154 11 HB 5'7 " 155 11 56 Cusack, Greg E 5'11 " 153 11 42 Brooke, John B 5'9 " 170 11 57 *Fiese, Ron .. __ E 6'1½" 190 12 83 Cain, John C 5'11" 160 11 58 Hasenmiller, Dick E 6'1 " 165 12 61 Ceurvorst, Mike .. T 6' 165 11 45 Dilts, Jim B 5'11" 175 11 62 Kistenmacher, Tom • T 6' 178 11 71 Grossman, Steve G 5'11" 175 11 63 Houghton, Tom __ T 6' 158 12 70 Hartung, John 66 Cavanaugh, Dave T 5'10 " 175 11 T 5'10" 165 11 67 Collins, Jeff _ T 6'2 " 175 11 43 Honnold, Charles BB 5'10" 155 11 68 Hawley, Dan T 6'3 " 210 12 60 Johnson, Tom .T 5'9 " 175 11 69 *Smith, Joe _ G 5'10 " 195 12 70 Davies, John ______G 5'9 " 150 11 80 Kroeger, Dann G 5'8 " 150 11 71 *Johnson, Art _ G 5'7 " 140 12 73 Lee, Bob _T 6' 175 72 *Bell, Bill ______G 5'9 " 170 12 11 73 Dugan, Donald _ G 5'10 " 182 11 63 Miller, Arthur G 6' 165 11 74 *Leonard, Dick _ _ G 6' 170 12 84 Noth, Bob 7 5 *Moore, Dick _ G 5'8 " 160 12 .C 6'2 " 180 11 76 Calkins, Dennis . G 5'7 " 160 12 35 Reiselt, Richard HB 5'9 " 150 11 77 LeMar, Dennis __G 5'8 " 152 12 82 Miller, Jim _ . C 5'8 " 190 11 34 Rinehart, Gary FB 5'10" 145 11 83 *Anderson, Jim (Co-C) C 6' 194 ½" 12 52 Rocker, Scott E 6'2 " 170 11 84 *Macumber, Dan ______C 5'10 " 210 12 85 Schebler, Bob C 6'5 " 235 11 39 Sparling, Stuart HB 5'9 " 155 11 '' denotes letterman 50 Van Zandt, Tom E 6' 150 11 ~...... ,•• ,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,, •.• ,,,,,11111,,,,,., .,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1111,,:: ; LET US PLAN YOUR PIZZA PARTY We Give S. & H. Green Stamps TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS ITALIAN VILLAGE INN Village Shopping Center M. J. GADIENT COAL Complete ITALIAN & AMERICAN DISHES COMPANY 6-5146 416 Fillmore Street ITALIAN VILLAGE INC. 220 Harrison Dial 3-2791 Davenport, Iowa Delivery Hours 6 P.M. to 1 A.M. 3-9718 Two Beautiful Restaurants ~,vino A Complete line Of ltelion an THE SYNDICATE-HUB efersen Harned Von Maur Complete Outfitters to Men and Boys Exclusively Davenport, Iowa ZZZ West Second AS NEAi AS YOUI PHONE DAVENPORT Dial Z-1111 SPORTINGGOODS for the CordonPrinting Co. ENTIRE FAMILY by LETTERPRESS & OFFSET • RAWLINGS LITHOGRAPHY • SPALDING • SPOTBILT • KING O'SHEA • POWERS HANSSEN'S SPORTING GOODS DEPT TWO FINE STORES 213-21S W. 2nd St. & Village Shopping Center 7TH & PERRY STREETS DA VE PORT IOWA *- - TU£SDAY, NOVEMBER24 8 100 P.M. AHS AUDITORIUM Vol. II Knight Beacon upplement, umption High chool, Davenport, Iowa ovember 24, 1959 Assumption's second annual variety show, Assump Conway, Connie Edwards, Rosemary Friedholdt, tion Into Orbit, is a co-operative project of the boys' Ines Friedrichs, Carole Gross, Skip Kuriger, Isa and girls' divisions of Assumption high school. Under belle McNamara, Mary Schepker, Barbara Werth the direction of Mr. Joseph Maher, the cast of 50 stu mann, Sheila Wilkins. dents will present a musical fantasy based on the events of last year. Getting To Know You Pat McGivern. Kathy Nicotera. Pam Rogers. Skits were originated and developed by students, who then submitted their ideas to Mr. Maher. He fitted the various acts into the central theme of As Scene 5. Boys' Locker Room - The Male Viewpoint sumption's first year. The cast has been practicing There Is Nothing Like A Dame - Jim Anderson, John in twice-a-week rehearsals since Oct. 15. Production Beh, Tom Buechele, Dan Hawley, Jerry Kane. Dick will be narrated by Mr. Don Nelson of W.Q.U.A. Leonard, Joe Smith, Bob Spahn, Ray Tiedje . A sterephonic sound fantasia of rocket jets and 1 Can't Say No - Solo Pantomine Mary Sue Maher flashing lights will occur during the count down just before curtain time. And now - X minus zero - 10 9 8 7 _ 6 _ 5 4 3_ 2 1 Scene 6. Winter Activities - An Unusual Basketball we're off: Practice Hawaiian War Chant - Dave Cavanaugh, Dan Haw ley, Dick Leonard, Joe Smith. Bob Schebler . Act I. Scene 1. Opening Day of School-A Musical Fantasy Act II. O, What A Beautiful Mornin' - Diane Miclot along Scene 1. Cafeteria - Noon Hour Conversation with Jane Alston, Charlene Conway, Connie Ed wards, Rosemary Friedholdt, Ines Friedrichs, Happy Talk-Vickie Kruse, along with Sharon Barta, Carole Gross, Kathy Kehoe, Skip Kuriger, Isabelle Dianna Nath, Jo Ann Ruge, Carol Wilkinson. Paul McNamara, Mary Schepker, Barbara Werthmann, Bauer, Greg Cusack, Jim Miller, Pat Rossmiller, Sheilah Wilkins, Jim Anderson, John Beh, Tom Mike Shinners. Buechele, Dan Hawley, Joe Smith, Bob Spahn, Ray Tiedje. A Guy Is A Guy - Sextet Kathy Ceurvorst, Louise DeZorzi, Pat Hogan, Berta Connell. Beth Connell, Peg of My Heart - Accordian Solo Jim Belser Susie Welch. Scene 2. Bookstore - A Familiar Scene Scene 2. St. Pat's House Party - An Impromptu Jam Session Standing On The Corner - Quartet - Jim Anderson, John Beh, Tom Buechele, Ray Tiedje. Selections: Saints; Lichten tiener Polka; Rock-A-Conga Teen Beat Scene 3. Strutting in the Corridors Featuring the KNIGHT BEATS: Paul Bauer, trum pet; Paul Berendes, drums; David Cratty, clarinet; Down By Assumption High - Quartet - John Beh, Clifford d'Autremont, trombone; Greg Cusack, Tom Buechele, Dan Hawley, Ray Tiedje. trumpet; Howard Heydn, washtub; George Kmght, trombone; David Pyne, saxophone; Pat Rossmil Love Is A Many Splendored Thing-Solo Dianna Nath ler, baritone. Spectators: Joan Berendes, Gwen Gaukler, Stephanie Scene 4. Girls' Locker Room - The Feminine Angle Grant, Ann Humphrey, Pat McGivern, Kathy I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair - icotera, Pat O'Toole, Pam Rogers, Jim Miller, Kathy Kehoe, along with Jane Alston, Charlene Mike Shinners. 33 A Hole In The Bucket-Back On The Farm Jenny Production Staff Walatka, Juamta Walz. Director Mr. Joseph Maher Publicity Chief Ann Humphrey Scene 3. April Showers-An Umbrella Choreography Publicity Crew Stephanie Grant, Jim Miller, Diane Miclot, Karen Ochs, Della Powers, Jo Ann Barbara Niemeyer, Joe Nahra Ruge, Chris Schlack, Anita Walsh. Chief of Costumes Sharon Barta Costumes Crew Jane Alston, Vickie Kruse, Can't Get A Man With A Gun-Solo Carol Wilkenson Carolyn Lutgen, Barb Niemeyer Programs Hal Feeney, Mary Sue Maher Chief of Scenery Howard Heydn Scene 4. Senior Prom - A Dance With A Dolly - Scenery Crew Tana Cook, Denise O'Neil, Barbara John Beh, Carole Gross J. Smith, Jane Wells Stage Manager Les Bickford Harlem Nocturne - Piano Composition Mary Sue Stage Crew Les Barta, Tom Ertel, Mike Fanning, Schwieters Jim Foster, Dan Macumber, Bill Tiedje Tickets Chairman Ray Tiedje Scene 5. Graduation - Just Reminiscing Ticket Committee Karen Ochs, Della Powers, Chris Schlack I'll Be Seeing You - Tom Buechele along with Con Ticket Collectors Mike Kernan, Pat Ward nie Edwards, Rosemary Friedholdt, John Beh, Chief of House Staff Bill Keefe Dan Hawley. House Staff Gary LaFayette, Tim Vaughn, Ken Wolfe Script Les Bickford, Mike Ceurvorst Scene 6. Thanksgiving - Finale The Entire Cast Audio Technician Hal Feeney ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We wish to express our sincere appreciation to all who have aided in this production, especially Don Nelson Master of Ceremonies Sister Mary Ann Esther, B.V.M. Principal of the Mr. Joseph Maher _ ___ Director Girls' Division Rev. Robert Amborn Director of Assumption High Rev. Robert Amborn Lighting School Rev. Edmund J. Weeg Principal of the Boys' Division Petersen's & Richter-Rhombergs Printing of Tickets THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE . . . After launching "Variety Show '59" into orbit, the entire cast and crew assemble for the finale. That's debonait George Knight leaning on his trombone, and Kathy Ceurvorst gazing heavenward. 34 Council Ponders KNIGHT Cleanup Project The Student Council discussed sur veys, student directories, and a "clean BEACON up the cafeteria" campaign, among other topics, at their last meeting, Dec. 3. Vol. Il-No. 3 Assumption Hich School, Davenport, Iowa December 15, 1959 Elaine Feeney reported the results of the survey on school dances taken of about 500 students. Ideas suggested Grand Jury Indicts Beacon in place of regular dances were class The Knight Beacon was indicted this quest that students submit pertinent picnics, skating parties, and class ~ar morning before Judge Daniel Ralph information or suggestions to them. ties . It was found that some seruors Hawley and the grand jury of the Participation in the trial jury will haven't attended a single school dance Student Court of Assumption on the be open to all students. Those inter in all four years of high school. charge that the Beacon is not a truly ested should state in 25 words or less Fr. Iohn Boyle, speaking in behalf Catholic paper. their reasons for wanting to serve on of the faculty, sugcested a survey to Editor Pat Deluhery and the Beacon the jury. These entries should be typed determine the number of participants staff appeared before Fr. William F. or written in ink and must contain in the various clubs. The purpose Wiebler and Sr. Mary Borgia, BVM, the the name and homeroom of the en would be to discover whether the same December session of the grand jury. trant. They should be in the press people are taking part in too many or The jury decided that evidence in the room by 3 :30 p.m., Dec. 18. ganizations. case warrants a trial. The survey committee consists of The Beacon was brought to trial last Barb Lewis '63, Kathy Ceurvorst '62, year on the charge of failing to be Fros/,Top Honor Roll More than 200 Assumption students, and Joe Kehoe '63. a good high school paper. After delib or 24% of the student body, have at All clubs were to be reminded that, erating for 2½ hours the jury returned tained a scholastic average of "B" or according to the constitution, they must a verdict of guilty and sentenced the better according to the first quarter renew or apply for a charter from the staff to hold a meeting to discuss ways honor roll Council. The Monogram Club's peti of improving the paper. Last year's Freshmen lead the school with 73 tion for a charter was granted con trial, held in February, was open only members on the honor roll . Of this ditionally. to seniors. This year, however, both number, 38 are girls and 35 are boys. The Student Directories committee, juniors and seniors will be permitted Next are the sophomores with 57 (34 composed of Jane Mumey '62, chair to attend. girls and 23 boys). Following the soph man; Stan Reinhold '61; Dave Cavan Defense attorney Jim Anderson and omores are the juniors with 47, of augh '61, and Elaine LaMar '61 plan prosecuting attorney George McCar whom 26 are girls and 21 are boys. to take a count of students wanting thy are preparing their briefs and re- The seniors lag behind, placing only new directories for this year. 42 on the honor roll. Representing the On Dec . 4 Chuck Skelley '61, and Set ChristmasFormal seniors are 30 girls and 12 boys , Joe Kehoe '63, dressed as overworked Silver bells will ring forth a French Eighteen students made first honors garbage men and paraded through the melody at Assumption's Christmas for this quarter. Of the eighteen 15 are cafeteria. The skit was the first phase mal, Dec. 28. The theme of the dance, girls and 3 are boys. The freshmen of the C.C.C. (Cafeteria Clean-Up Com Le Cloche d'argent, or the Silver Bell, class leads with 7 (5 girls and 2 boys). mittee). will be carried out in silver and red The seniors follow with 6, of whom all Cartoon posters will help remind decorations. are girls. The juniors and sophomores students of the campaign. Poster com A joint project of the senior boys bring up the rear with 2 and 3 re mittee co-chairmen are Mike Dupey '63, and girls, the formal will be held on spectively, and Mardi Gaydos '63. Monday, Dec. 28, in the Assumption "All trash here," cafeteria. Scott Clark and his orchestra points Sloppy Ioe will provide the music for the sopho (Chuck Skelly '61) more, junior, and senior girls and their as he initiates the escorts. A semi-formal affair, the dance Student C o u n c i 1 will last from 8:30 to 12:00. Tickets are Cleanup Project. $2.50 per couple and may be purchased from either Cathy O'Brien or Nick Miller. Decorations will accent the French theme. Table centerpieces will consist of two bells suspended from an arch and trimmed with silver leaves and angel hair. A large mural depicting Parisian scenes will cover one cafeteria wall, and large silver bells with red streamers will be hung on another. Decorations are being co-ordinated by co-chairmen Mary Fran Neufeld and Sheilah Wilkins. Other committee chairmen include: Charlene Conway and Dan Hawley, orchestra; Isabelle McNamara and Joe Bryant, refreshments, Cecelia Modrick, chaparones; and Kathy Brasch and Jack Radloff, publicity. 35 Speller Reads ,, "Word Power How does one interested in con cert music and theories of the fourth dimension manage to win a spelling bee? All-school spelling champ Tim Vaughan '61 attributes his victory to a purchase of the paperbound, Word Power Made Easy, by Norman Lewis. Tim classifies all words into two general categories, common and un usual. He thinks the unusual ones are sometime easier to remember because of their very strange and eye-catch ing forms. Like his father, Mr E. M. Vaughan, a professor of physics at St. Ambrose College, Tim is deeply interested in science and is president of the As sumption science club. In 1956 he won first place in the junior division of the biologic~! section of the Quad Cities' science fair. There he displayed an ex hibit which included labeled drawings of the human eye. Tim Vaughan ervously Pulls at his jacket during the spelling bee as he waits Satirical and humorous authors are for his next word. In the background are seniors Mike McCleary, Carole Gross, a favorite with Tim. Books by Mar Sharon Dulansky, Sophomores, Pat Spiker, George Knight, and Janet Barrett. quis, Twain, Wodehouse, Poe, and Jim Johnson's shoes appear too. James illustrate his love for abstract science and logic. 11 A piano student of Mr.s. James Kemp, Champ TriumphsWith Ph/egmafic" Tim is now studying the works of Bach Spelling "phlegmatic" correctly, Tim years they have spelled and sounded whom he considers the most mathe Vaughan '61 emerged champion of the words incorrectly. Likewise, errors in matical and most logical composer of Honor Society spelling bee. The last spelling stem from mistakes that they all times. Tim explains the fugue as standing senior, Jim Johnson, missed have made in speech for a number of the type of music which "illustrates "perspicuity" and placed second. Shar years. For instance, many people pro. very well the contrapunctual genius of on Dulansky '60 and Janet Barrett '62 nounce feminine incorrectly and usual- Bach." Having taken piano for about were third and fourth place winners 1y spell it incorrectly, too." three and half years, he has partici respectively. pated in several recitals. The contest was held Nov. 23 in the The YCS bookstore will be sure to gym during the first period before an Freshies Have A Ball add additional copies of Tim's book to enthusiastic, tension - filled student Imagine freshman boys arrayed in their already existing stock of 4,000 body. The bell, signifying the end of newspaper costumes and freshman girls books. As spelling champ, Tim will be the first period, rang as Sharon Dulan opening candy with boxing gloves, and their best salesman. sky was asked to spell "temporize." you will have an idea of what took "Temporize, Father?" place at the Freshman Frolic Sunday night, Nov. 15, in the cafeteria. Junior Cops "Yes, to stall, to waste time," quip ped Father Thomas Taylor who was A substitute for the dances which announcing the words. During the next freshmen are unable to attend, the Beacon Contest idea for the Frolic was brought to the "Knight, correctly, grammar, and col round the bell again let Sharon temp orize while she thought of the correct attention of the student council by umns" were the words that proved most Jim Miller '61. difficult in the Knight Beacon spelling spelling for "iniquity." contest, that is for all entrants but Tension mounted when Tim's spell The affair was organized under the one - Gary Lafayette '61. ing of "intransigent" was disputed. Re guidance of Sister Mary Laurent, CHM. Approximately 30 upperclassmen were The correct words were: spell, spon prieved from the losers' bench, he members of the committee. They en sor, spelling, sole, their, winner, gram spelled the word a second time to the joyed the party almost as much as the mar, Knight Beacon, congratulations, judges' satisfaction. freshman. Remarked Mary Ann Walter folio, paper, extremely, columns, new Father Robert Amborn, director of '61, "We juniors should have some comer, correctly, typographic, entrant's, Assumption, awarded the trophy, Sr. and pique. Maria Trinitas, CHM, a Marycrest in thing like this." Many spelled typographic with a structor of speech and English, Father Upon their arrival, the freshmen hyphen in it. One person missed win John Ryan, an Assumption English were separated into fifteen groups with ning by omitting 's' in congratulations. teacher, Lolita Schnitzuis and Mary two upperclassmen guiding each group. Ann Schwartz, both English majors at Gary Lafayette, a junior journalist, Inter-group competition added to the Marycrest, were the judges of the con is a member of the parish YCS and of test. fun of the games - charades, match the science club. Though an avid sports box relay, gossip, suitcase relay. fan, Gary himself participates in bowl According to Sister Maria Trinitas, ing. A Knight Beacon portfolio will be one of the judges, "Speaking and writ Group singing began the evening presented to Gary as winner of this ing are very closely connected. Some and refreshments - cokes and potatoe contest. people cannot speak well because for chips - brought it to a close. 36 Drama Club Steams Ahead; Hi-Lites Dec. 15 Mothers' Club Meeting Student Plays Stoke Furnace Christma s Program presented Shades of old-fashioned melodrama, Flapper Girls, a rollicking costume by Mix ed Chorus & Speech Greek comedy, flapper days, and hor play; Curse You, Jack Dalton, a melo Classes ror stories are appearing at Assump drama; and The Birds, a farcical com Dec. 18 AHS Band Concert 2,000 tion as the drama club makes its pres edy, up-to--date, though nearly Dec. 22 Chr istma s Assembly ence known. yeras old. Mix ed Chorus & Speech In order to be initiated into this Harrassed students newly initiated in Classes dramatic group, students will present their roles as directors are: Jim Miller, Dec. 22 Christmas Vacation 12 one-act plays, student directed and Ron Rehmann, Charles Skelly, Gary acted. Jansen, Beverly Parisho, Mary Stasia Dec . 28 Christmas Formal The plays will be presented for fac hoe, Jane Mumey, Tracy Plum, Sharon Jan . 4 Classes Resume Steinmann, Carole Widigen. ulty judges on Saturday, Jan. 30, when Jan. 6 Faculty Meeting the three best plays will be selected to Last Date for CEEB Exam be presented again for an all-school Jan . 9 Seniors Retreat Feb . 6 as.5embly. The best of the three will be So far 37 senior boys have registered chosen at the assembly to go on the Jan . 12 Mothers' Club Meeting with Fr. Marvin Mottet to attend the program with the faculty-directed one retreats at Our Lady of New Melleray Jan . 22-23 Basketball - Big Four acts on Feb. 20-21. Monastery in Dubuque . Twenty-nine Classic at Sioux City Try-outs for the plays have been have signed to attend the retreat Dec. held at the previous two drama club 18-20 while eight others will attend meetings and rehearsals are now in Dec. 28-30 . Show Rockets progress at cast members' homes. Father Mottet feels that the retreats Rocketing into history, Assumption's Make-up, costumes, scenery, lights, are important because, "They give the second annual variety show, "Assump sound, and all backstage work will be boys a chance to think over their tion Into Orbit," left a path of school done by aspirants for the club. problems in the complete silence which year highlights in its wake. AHS stu According to Sister Mary Leon, BVM, they would not get except at the Trap dent■ under the direction of Mr. Joseph moderator, "Strict requirements will pist monastery ." Originally the retreat Maher presented this production to the weed out those who would not be ac had been plann ed for Dec. 28-30. Since public on Nov. 24, 1959. tive drama club participants. Anyone this is the date of the Christmas Formal Don Nelson, a local disc-jockey, was who would stay with a production and and many of the boys had planned to master of ceremonies for the event. He see it through to the end would prove attend the dance, Father arranged an provided continuity for the show with a valuable member of a drama organi additional retreat Dec. 18. novel introductions for the various zation." Father feels that Larry Hawley, acts. Among the plays slated for produc older brother of Dan Hawley, 60, and Two outstanding scenes were the tion by the student directors are: Hilly graduate of St. Ambrose Academy, will boys' and girls' locker room numbers, Billy House, a riotous family mix-up; probably receive special permission presented to the theme of songs com Three Weird Sisters, an aptly.named from the head of the monastery to posed of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Al thriller with many ll(hter moments ; guide the boys through the monastery. so outstanding were the "Knight Beats," Larry made his first vows Dec. 8. a recently organized combo, which pr o Because retreats are organized in vided the climax for the sho w with groups of 30, some juniors may be al their rousing arrangeme nts of The lowed to attend the Dec. 28 r etreat. aints and Teen Beat . "Get a load of thi s" is the expression on Director Jim Miller 's face as Ron Rehmann '60 show Dick Wolfe '60 how to shave off his peace fuzz . Re flecting their sharp interest in this razor skit are Drama Club members Tracy Plum '62, Gar y Jansen '61, and Lynn Mcsweene y '62. 37 StudentCouncil Selects Youths Gary Jansen and Carole Gross , a junior-senior team, are this year 's first Youths of the Month. This choice will be made each month by a committee of the Student Council. Two were chosen to inaugurate the award. They were selected by a committee of five faculty members and four students on the basis of scholar ship, leadership, extracurricular activities, co-opera tion, generosity with time, and courtesy towards fac ulty and students. For Gary Jansen '61, photography is more than a hobby. He acts as an advisor for the Camera Club and serves as a staff photographer for the Knight Beacon. National YCS sent him to their summer Study Week in Indiana to take pictures for their na Gary Jansen '61 Carole Gross '60 tionwide monthly publication. Gary became interested in photography through his Too FewDoing To o Much? father, and bought his first camera in fourth grade. "There's a clique controlling that senior project." He asserts, "Photography is a creative art . In a picture Before the Spaghetti Dinner we heard this from I can capture 1/100 of a second of a person's life. some seniors who thought their talents were being I also enjoy seeing the results of my efforts in the overlooked. We also hear the complaint that a few Knight Beacon and the YCS publication." students receive all the publicity at school. However , The son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Jansen, 1105 these aggressive few often feel they are being ex Berg Place, Gary is a member of Holy Family parish. ploited. As senior girls' vice-president, Carole Gross par "If we didn't do everything around here, nothing tici pated actively in the Spaghetti Dinner project. She would get done," say the committee members on the fills the post of associate editor of the Knight Beacon. various projects. Carole w as responsible for the homecoming float, which Do you fit either of these descriptions? was constructe d in the basement of her home. We must remember that successful school activities In addition to her Student Council activities, Carole depend on the participation of many. The Spaghetti represents AHS on the Quint City Student Congress. Dinner provided seniors with an opportunity to work She appeared in the girls' locker room scene of the together and do something really worthwhile. The Variety Show. Carole, who lists English and Spanish Spelling Bee gave everyone a chance. These activities as her favorite subjects, plans a career in sociology. stressed participation of many rather than few. A member of Holy Family parish, she is secretary There are ways of limiting the active students. of the parish sodality. Carole is the daughter of Mr. However, we don't believe this is the solution. We and Mrs . Laverne Gross of 717 Spaulding Blvd. must convince more students to be interested in lend ing a hand rather than complaining about present efforts. Obviously everyone can't pe the star of the basket LiteFlashes ball team, poking 25-foot jump shots whenever clear. The step from grade school to high school is a giant But everyone can and should go to the games and one and all the firsts leave indelible impressions. These cheer for the team, win or lose. freshmen were variously impressed by their first P. D. elections in high school: Janie Cheek "In grade school I didn't realize the importance of ability and ambition necessary for an officer. Popularity seems to rule instead of leader ship. This realization has made a deep impression in my mind and I tried to vote accordingly." The Knight Beacon is published nine times a year by students of Assumption high school. The ·yearly subscription rate is $1.50 Ed Bills "The campaign speeches greatly influenced EDITOR : Patrick Deluhery my selec tion of officers. The speeches surprised and ASSOCIATE EDITORS : Carole Gross, Larry Montford confused me because boys who I felt could hold of LAYOUT: 'l'om McDonnell, John Beb BUSINESS MANAGER: Janice Bertrand fic~ were outs hone by those who had not previously FEATURES: Roberta Ellis impressed me as likel y candi dates." CIRCULATION: Dick Fick, Mary Ann Sunderbruch COPY EDITOR: Margaret DlBlasio Sharon Carney "Fo r the most part, I was satisfied SPORTS EDITOR: Dick Wolfe with the elections. Howe ver , I thi nk after the four SPORTS STAFF: Skip Kuriger, Dick Leonard PICTURE EDITOR: Ray Tledje were chosen from the homerooms , di ey should ha ve P HO TOG RAP H ERS : Gary Jansen, Paul Bauer been able to run for whatever office they wished. EDITORIAL STAFF : Jerry K ane, Ron :ttehmann, Kathy Kehoe, Barb Snell , J im John son , John Be rn ts en Then they could campaign ." ADVISOR : Fr . Willi am F . W lebler 38 Stretching All of his Liturgy and Laity 5 feet 7 ½ inche , John Beh, '60, light Anyone Need a Match? the candle of the by Jerry Kane Advent Wreath as Father Ryan, spirit Three candles of the Advent wreath in the hall ual director, and the way by the chapel are getting shorter every day . senior class officers Just to set the record straight, the candles aren't recite the prayer for being used to reduce the electric bill. the fir t week of Advent. There is a definite reason for the candles. As the candles grow shorter, the time for Christ's coming draw nearer. The candles al o symbolize the mortifi cation which we hould be practicing during this ea son. As the candles burn down, all our imperfection should be burning up. Unless we have been burnt clean by the time that Christ comes, we will not feel the real joy of antici pation that the pink candle on the Advent wreath represents. The Student Council is helping us. Each day the Advent prayer is read over the loudspeaker. Some of the home rooms have con tructed their own Advent wreaths with materials brought by students. You can use the Advent prayers, the wreath and hymns, along with the sacraments, to light up spirit ually. Anybody need a match? AHS HONOR ROLL This year the honor roll has been FRESHMEN roy, Karen Sanders, Kathryn Mentzer, Con arranged by IBM according to the First Honors stance Finkenhoefer, Sally Healey, Barbara King, Carol Wysoske , Judith ErU, Judith scholastic rating of the students. In Robert Schwarz, .John Molyneaux Second Honors McDermott, Maryl-Lee Nahrgan,g, Anita previous years the honor roll had been Bruce Borne, Michael Flynn, Patrick Mc Walsh arranged in alphabetical order. Greevy, Thomas Moore , Joseph Nahra, Don Honorable Mention ald Chenoweth, Lawrence Burdt, Thomas Eileen Dockery, Judith Johnston, Diane Mic BOYS Fennelly, James McHugh, George Koe lot SENIORS nigsaecker, Michael Peterson, James Kel First Honors lenberger, Thomas Cusack, John Hogan, SOPHOMORES None Gerald Schutte, Michael Dupey, Richard Mul Second Honors First Honors len. Joseph Kehoe, Paul DiBlasio, Jef!rey .Jane Molyneaux, .Jane Wells Ronald Rehmann, James Johnson, George Gadient, Michael Fitzsimmons, Michael Jak McCarthy, John Berntsen, Patrick Deluhery, ubowski, John Reynolds, Raymond Rodde Second Honors Ronald Fiese, William Bell, Lawrence Mont wig, Ed Bills, Charles Schmidt, John Woh Tana Sue Cook, Sharon Barta, Janet Barrett, ford, Richard Wolfe, Gerald Kane, Michael lers, Gary Cangelosi, John Prochaska, Jim Cynthia Bunge, Patricia Maag, Mary Hart. Loh! Brownson, Stephen Miclot, Gary Bolster, Barbara Niemeyer, Judith Scott, Mary Guile, Honorable Mention James Pei!fer Patricia Perry, Tracy Plum, Ann Humphrey, John Hyland Honorable Mention Donna Carpenter, Patricia Nemmers, Loretta None Neufeld, Claudia Townsend, Linda Brinker, JUNIORS Frances Nelson, Patricia O'Toole, Mary Ann First Honors GIRLS Pohlmann, Betty LaFayette, Patricia Hogan, None SENIORS Loulse DeZorzi, Elaine Feeney, Jane Mumey, Second Honors Bar'bara Lewandoski Daniel McGuiness, William Pohl, Harold First Honors Honorable Mention Feeney, Charles Sommer, Lester Blck!ord. Margaret DIBiasio, Dorothy Testroet, Lois James Prochaska, Paul Bauer, William Kee Carol Jeanne Daisy, Steplianie Grant, Ma Borowicz, Roberta Ellis, Cecelia Modriek, donna Loh!, Beverly Parlsho, Mary Saunders, fe, Paul Hasse, Edward Soenke, Timothy Kathleen Schonhoff Sharon Williams Vaughan, Michael Ceurvorst, Howard Heydn, Second Honors David Cratty, Michael Sweeney, Larry ot Mary Sue Schwieters, Mary Ann Sunder FRESHMEN to, Gregory Cusack, Gary LaFayette, James bruch, Kathleen Kehoe, Judith Abbott, Mary Ehrecke, Thomas Kistenmacher. Schepker, Ines Friedrichs, Mary Fran Neu First Honors Honorable Mention feld, Jane Alston, Carol Barney, Mary Den Patricia Hammond, Marcia ohler, Barbara None ise O'Brien, Barbara Wilkerson, Cathleen Lewis, Mary More, Susie Wells SOPHOMORES O'Brien, Mary Teshak, Janice Bertrand, Su Second Honors First Honors zanne Jansen, Mary Seng, Sandra Andrew, Mardi Gaydos, Denise Hole, Lenee Showalter, David Huyette Betti Brandt, Susan Gadient, Sharon Martens Sally Ann Cogan, Katherine Dower, Martha Second Honors Honorable Mention Holm, Kathleen McDermott, Mary Ann Michael Abbott, Gerald Kealey, Gerald Ket Sharon McGee, Isabelle McNamara, Barbara Soenke, Juanita Walz, Carolyn Abresch, elaar, William Flynn, Stan Maliszewski, Snell, Janice Stolmeier Patricia Westphal, Katharine Wiland, Bar Geor&e Knight, Donald Miller, John Lam bara Berg, Jeanne Genzel, Pamela Rovers, JUNIORS mers, Douglas Duda, Howard Mentzer, Wil Patricia Ann Walsh, Judy Noah, Mary Ann liam Thiessen, Joseph Vize, Michael O'Bri First Honors Pauly, Mary State, Eva Carroll, Maryelle en, Alfred Beh, Michael McCarthy, James Mary Ann Bohrer, Roseann Laake Fedderson, Gwen Gauk.ler, A&nes Mohr Kee!e, Patrick Murray, Robert Schroeder, Second Honors Honorable Mention Dennis Andrew, Daniel Brookhart, Terrence Barbara Smith, Sandra Pohlpeter, Mary Ann Joan Berendes, Denise Bickford, Sharon Thompson Walter, Glenna Barry, Judith Egger, Rita Carney, Janie Cheek, Kathy McKenna, Shar Honorable Mention Radwick, Della Powers, Rita Macken, Carole on McNamara, Sue Mentzer, Margaret Pohl Kemper Wilkins Westphal, Mary Sue Maher, Karen Ann Mel- man, Janet Sue Stahle, Jenny Walatka 39 Students Propel DisabledT eacher When Dick Leonard '60 was late for 'Olid geometry. Sist er M. Laurent, CHM , asked , 'Wher e's Dick?" Ron Reh man '60 answered, "He's having a drag race ." Of course Dick wasn't drag racing down the halls but wa only wheeling Sr . Ann Marita, CHM , to the cafeteria in her wheel-chair . Sister had a Bakers' cy t in ide her kneecap rem oved in an operati on Nov . 20. While she was in the hospital, the eighth period bookkeeping class sent a bouquet of flowers and also arranged for the paperboy to bring the morning and evening newspapers to Si ter's room . During her visit at Mercy Hospital from Nov . 19-30, Sister's classes were ably managtd by the boys . Tim Goffar '60 taught first period typing; Karl oonan '62, second period typing; Bob Reisinger '60 and Tom Mason '61, third and fourth period typing; Jim Hancock '60, business math; Ron Fiese '60, Pushing A u.n Around? Appearances are not deceiving. Senior Ray Nath sup seventh period bookkeeping; and Fred plies the locomotion for Sister Ann Marita's wheelchair. Al Savala '60 converse Perry '60, eighth period bookkeeping. with Sister while Tony McAndrew '61 carries Sister's crutches and books. To restrain the teachers' youthful exuberance, Mrs. John O'Donnell and Mrs. John Lindorfer supervised the Drummin' Junior Star Gazes cla ses. r. Ann Marita remarked, "All of the While Beepin' With Crystal classes were wonderful about co oper by Greg Cusack combo in hopes of playing for school ating with the boys." However, she was A beat, a ping, a spot . .. these seem dances. "This won't be until next sem also sure that many boys had lost any ingly unconnected words play an im ester, however," Paul stated. He ex de ire to be teachers. portant part in the life of Paul Beren plained that the combo itself had de As if to corroborate her remarks, des, junior at Assumption. Depending cided it wouldn't be worthy of appear• Fred Perry said, "I'd never do it for a upon the hour and the day,, Paul can ing until then. living." Ron Fiese took over with the be found associated with one of these: A hobby that occupies much of Paul's idea that it would be an easy job but the earthly beat of his drums, the sharp spare time during the week is amateur it turned out to be more work than he pinging of his radio, the unearthly radio. The current president of the could handle. Ron said, "I think that spot of light shining from his tele AHS Radio Club, Paul has been a mem from now on, I'll be content to look scope. ber for two years. Last year he served up at the teacher's desk from the stu He is probably best known for his as secretary of the organization. dent's point of view ." "beating of the skins" in Assumption Paul also owns his own set, which high school's band. He also performs he built himself about a year ago to with a new combo - the "Knight operate on 20 watts. His call letters MemorizersSubdue Beats ." Although the mainstay of the are KnOSUR. A 40-meter dipole 20 off combo, Paul's drum history goes back the ground stands in his back yard. only two years. Last summer he participated in the All ThoseElements Then a freshman at Saint Ambrose Civil Defense 24 hour Field Day with Masters of memorization, juniors Academy, he began his career under members of WOBXR, the Davenport "Jarrin' John" Jayne, "Cheerful Chuck" the direction of Mr. Novak. His thump Radio Club. He is beginning his second Skelly, and 'Boastful Bill" Keefe have ing began to take on serious aspects year in that organization. completed a task no one else has been only at the beginning of this year, Paul's third pas&on is star-gazing. able to do thus far. when he was recommended as an ex Again using an instrument he built These three memorized the Periodic cellent drummer by Father Weeg to himself, with technical advice from his Table of Elements. a college combo from St. Ambrose. father, Paul scans the heavens on clear This periodic table is used in chem Presently he is being tutored by a top summer nights. The near six foot tube istry as a fundamental of progressive drum instructor, Bob Hamill, who is mounted on a two x four tripod, with learning. This chart, hanging in S-3, played the drums for the college pro manual controls. The telescope itself lists elements ranging anywhere from duction of Kismet last year. Paul will is of the reflecting kind, consisting of Hydrogen (H) to Nobelium (No,) This be used by Mr. Paarmann for a solo a six inch refiecting mirror with a focal chart is so difficult to remember that next spring in a music festival. length of 47 inches. Its magnifying any student who can memorize all 102 In mid-October he received a hand powers are Z50x and 800x. elements receives extra credit from some drum set consisting of a bass Even now Paul Berendes may be Father William Stratman, a chemistry drum, snare drum, high-hat cymbals, sending crashing crescendos of drum teacher. and a regular cymbal. The name rolls resounding throughout the house, Father stated that memorizing the "Knight Beats" is emblazoned on the conversing with someone miles away, complete chart is usually a require bass drum head. Now he works out or looking at the rays of objects count ment for freshmen in college. weekly with the seven-man high school less lights years away. Who knows? 40 Student Travels Through Correspondence ; Epistles Penetrate Into Distant Countries by Jim Johnson Have you ever journeyed to Europe or Barb Niemeyer '62, Asia? Barbara Niemeyer '62 has - holding a 1 e t t e r not by Pan American or the Queen from J a p a n e s e Mary but through letters to high school chool girl Eiko Fu girls in Denmark, Germany and Japan. jimoto, read a pass The cost is small; the experiences, age to a t t e n t i v e countless. T r a c y Plum '62, who fingers two Ja A processing fee of 50 cents and pane e dolls. Why postage have been Barbara's only ex so intere ted? May penses so far. Her foreign correspond be Barb has read ence had its beginning in the eighth Eiko's request for grade as the result of an article in an A umption boy the Catholic Miss on the International to be a foreign cor Friendship League. Barb writes, on the respondent f o r average, one letter a month to each Eiko's boy friend. girl. Any boy who might Barb's fir t letters were to Birg wish to corresp ond itte Lage or Denmark. In one letter with this Japanese Birgitte told or the large amusement boy may c on t a c t park in her home city of Copenhagen. B a r b • 'iemeyer or "The Ferris wheel," she wrote, "is a Jim Johnson. great favorite of the amusement park." This correspondence lasted only five months; Barb wrote several more let ters to Birgitte but failed to get an a three-day festival. It is both a cul answer. tural and athletic meet." Eiko took LittleBox Proclaims Anxious to start writing again, &rb part in both phases by singing in the began corresponding with Eva Maria chorus, and dancing in her kimono in Identityof Debater Koch of Berlin, Germany. Eva is in one of the athletic contests. Boys walking down the corridor with her last year of school - the tenth little green boxes in their hands are grade, which corresponds to o u r A member of the school newspaper, not going to lunch, but debate. twelfth grade. In her letters Eva has she sent Barbara a recent copy. The expressed a desire to come to the Unit journalism class enjoyed it - or rath These file boxes and index cards are ed States, especially to see Yellow er looking at the pictures, since it was important requirements for AHS de baters. Mr . Jo eph Maher, boys' debate stone Park. Current hits in Germany, printed in Japanese characters. according to Eva's recent letters are and speech instructor, states that such Lonely Boy and Put Your Head on My Barb feels that correspondence is files are unique in high school. boulder. worthwhile because, "I have always In most schools. case files are not A Japanese school girl, Eiko Fuji . enjoyed writing to people. Writing to required but, from his many years ex. moto, i Barb's newest pen pal. Eiko, girls my own age overseas is interest perience in the debating field, Mr. a student at Yao High School in Osaka, ing because I learn how they live and Maher has found files useful for as Japan, writes, "In my school we have go to school." piring debaters. Students write out each main con· tention and each piece of evidence sup porting the main points on separate 3x5 file cards which are then filed. Fil es make it easier for the students to prepare their cases. They provide the most flexible arrangement of ma terial possible for planning constantly changing constructive speeches. More over files aid in finding material quick ly. The use of small index cards aids the debater in delivering the speech. The cards are easily handled and very inconspicious to the audience when the speaker uses them for notes. JUNIOR RED CROSS Fr. Gerald Kraus has announced that $66.15 was received for the Junior Red "Whoever Heard of a Watch That Tells the Year?" challenges Alice-in-Wonder• Cross. The collections were taken up land (Judy 0' ea)). Defending his watch i the Mad Hatter (Margaret McAlli ter). m both divisions for the Red Cross Other characters from the play pre ented by r. M. Borgia's ophomore Engli h clas are Tweedle-Dom and Tweelde -Dee (Kathy and ]Caren Gravert) and the boxes which are annually distributed White Rabbit (Susan Wilson) . to the needy throughout the world. 41 Peppy Pep Club ... With beanie on and porn porn in hand,• I\H students follow a rousing cheer led by Evie Panther, ;ophomore cheerleader, at the homecoming pep meeting. omething ew . . . umption's first homecoming float making its way up the sideline passes Larry D'Autremont '61. Becky Burnside '60 waves her porn pom a Queen Connie Edwards '60 its regall on her throne . 'Someone's Been Me ing With My Chair" ... is the senti ment of Dave Offerman '6 1 as he portrays the River King in Assumption's homecoming skit while his Fennelly '63 and Don Chenoweth '63 ·olemn ly tand by. Here he Come Via Queen Connie arrive to greet her cheering subjects. Coming Home Mr. Lucky ... under the watchful eye of Assumption students, Dick Leonard '60 dances with his date, Queen Connie Edwards, during the Queen's Dance. Reigning In The Rain . . . H Home coming Queen Connie Edwards accepts the coveted trophy from Davenport Mayor Don Petrucelli, as Ray Tiedje '60, Jim Goetsch '62, and attendants Betti Br,mdt '60 and Becky Burnside '60, look on. , I '/ ' 'till Dreaming Of The Night Before . . . enior Carole Gros , John Viggos and Mary ue chwieters clean up the remains of the homecoming float . uch work i referred to in an editorial on page 38. tore people , according to the ed itorial, should volunteer for th ese job s. • Kehoe and Lewis Receive Okay As Presidents After a vigorous campaign, Joe Ke brose College. Juanita is a member of hoe and Barb L wis received the nods t. Paul' parish. from their freshmen classmates to fill Gary Bolster is interested in elec the positions of class presidents of tronics and is a member of the radio the boys and girls divisions, respective club. He also attended Sacred Heart ly. School. The GRA and Sodality hold the Other officers elected were: Vice name of the new girls' treasurer on Pre idents Mike Barry and Mardi Gay their rosters. She is Sally Cogan, from dos, Secretaries Mike Dupey and Sacred Heart parish. Juanita Walz, and Trea urers Gary Bolster and Sally Cogan. The boy were told of their victory Contingent Attends the night of the elections, 'ov. 12. The choice of the girl ' pre ·ident was MissionConf ere nee made public at the ixth period Thurs "The reason we attended the First day to permit the election of the other National Conference of Lay Mission officers in another balloting. The rest Work was to discover the opportunities of the girl , however, had to wait un for Jay missionary work open to young til the third period on Friday when Catholics," stated Jim Anderson '60. the announcement was made to the Jim accompanied Fr. Louis Colon whole chool. nese, Fr. Marvin Mottet, Pat Deluhery Boy candidates spearheaded their '60, and Dave Loftus '59, who is cur campaigning with posters, and speech rently studying at St. Ambrose College, es in the auditorium. They took the to the Chicago seminar. campaign to heart with such posters as: The group left on Thanksgiving Day "Looking For Someone with a Little by car for Loyola University in Chi Authority? I have as little as anyone,'' cago, where the conference was held or "Might as Well For Kehoe (every and returned the following Saturda/ thing else has gone wrong)." Over the Among th • distinguished speakers at drinking fountain one ambitious can the conference were Cardinal-elect Al didate hung a sign which read, "Free bert G. Meyer, Bishop Leo C. Arkfield Drinks Compliments of Jim Bowie." of Wiwack, New Guinea, and Dr. The candidates on the girls' side trav Thomas Dooley, the famous doctor eled to the three freshmen homerooms working with the poor in Laos. where they presented their campaign According to Father Mottet, some As speeches. sumption students may soon join the Bill Ticdje was elected secretary of ranks of these missionaries. the sophomore class to fill Dennis Vo zikis' office. On the student council Already Working Together, ough pic Bill joins his older brother, Ray, the tured separately, are the new freshman president of the student association. officers. Representing the girls' divis The boy ' new president - Joe Ke ion are, top to bottom, Mardi Gaydos, hoe - can look to his older sister vice-pre ident, Barb Lewis, president, Kathy, vice-president of the student ally Cogan, treasurer, and Juanita council, for ad . Joe, w o hails from Walz, ecretary. Calling the plays for Sacred Heart parish, is a member of the boys' division is pre ident Joe Ke YCS and a prospective guard on the hoe, right, sporting a basketbalJ in fr eshman ba ketball team. He also jury. He i backed up by, left to right, went out for football and intends to Gary Bolster, treasurer, Mike Barry, try out for golf and track. vice-president, and Mike Dupey, sec Barb Lewis, who has a sister, Mary retary. Ann, a junior, belongs to the YCS group at Our Lady of Lourdes and to the AHS Pep Club. Though basketball is Mike Barry's hobby, he is going out for wrestling in the 103 lb. division. Mike, who at tended Sacred Heart school is a mem- ber of the Glee Club. ' Mardi Gaydos as the vice-president joins fellow parishioner and friend Barb Lewis on the student council. Mardi is active in the Pep Club, Glee Club, Sacristy Club and parish YCS. Tennis tops the interests of the new secretary, Mike Dupey. This former St. Paul student plans to try out for the tennis team this spring, He is a member of YCS. Juanita Walz lists sports as her fav orite pastime . Her older brother Bill , who graduated last year, is attending the seminary department at St. Am- 44 VisitingPriest Gives FoodFor Meditation "For me to Jive is Christ, but to die is gain." With these words of St. Paul, Fr. Clarence Stangohr set the theme for the YCS evening of recollection held at Assumption , Sunday, Nov . 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.rn. "Christ has come! He came two thousand years ago! What's all the talk about Christ coming?" asked Father . He then explained that each Christmas is unique because each year Christ is coming to a different person. "You are not the same person in 1959 that you were in 1958," clarified Father. "We "Slip, Slide And Solve - that's all," r. must capture the Church's spirit Mary Cecil BVM, seem to be saying to through the Advent Masses and through girl math tournament winners Mary Her liturgy." ue Schwieters '60, Barb Smith '61, "Christ wants to shine through you,'' Jane Wells '62, and Pat Hammond '63. Fr. Stangohr continued, ''but all kinds of things are in the way." Father told the approximately 50 YCS'ers present YCS, Sodality Enter Holidays that they should adopt, through mortifi cation, the slogan of St. John the Bap With the Spirit of Giving tist, "Christ must increase, I must de "Do you want to get your money's erature Committee, which operates the crea e." worth out of this tree?" This is the bookstore. The priest urged them to kill in them opening sentence from the new YCS During their study halls, senior selves those obstacles which prevent Christmas tree tags. It explains the girls conduct freshman guidance per Christ's light from shining through. symbolism of the Christmas tree and iods. At present they are explaining "However," he stressed, "getting rid of its true meaning. the rules and organization of the So evil and building good are not the Ten thousand of these tags were at dality to the freshmen. same thing. To mortify yourself is to tached to Christmas trees during the The YCS leaders have also been forget about yourself; concentrate on Thanksgiving holidays. Approximately busy, giving speeches to various civic Christ." groups. Jim Anderson spoke to the 5,000 were placed on the trees at the In the last of his three ten-minute AHS Mothers' Club Nov. 10. Family lots of the Y's Men and Optimists' confer nces, Father told how the life and the promotion of religious Club. The explanation of the Christ Church prepares her members for im customs, such as Advent wreaths, in mas trees' symbolism was written by mediate entry into heaven through Ex the junior journalism class. The tags the home were the topics of his talk. treme Unction. Jim Anderson and Pat Deluhery were printed courtesy of Murray and spoke to the Catholic Womens' League Les Bickford '61, one the YCS'ers Sarne, printers, and part of the paper present, commented, "He (Fr. Stang was donated by Peterson Paper Co. Nov. 12, and Jim addressed the St. Joseph's PTA in DeWitt Nov. 18. Jim ohr) really got throu;:-h to me." Art This year Christmas baskets are attracted the ladies' attention by an Johnson '60, president 01' umption's again being distributed to needy fam nouncing, "I'm an adolescent boy and YCS, said, "The 15 minutes of silence ilies in Davenport. Each YCS basket I've got problems!" After outlining after each conference gave me time contains a turkey, canned goods, and some of these problems, he explained to think over a lot of things." Con toys. The YCS groups will receive a how YCS helps adolescents. fe sions were al o heard after the con list of names of needy people in Dav Fr. Louis Colonnese took a group of ferences and mimeographed sheets en enport from the Catholic Charities of boys to Clinton Nov. 25 to explain YCS titled "Food For Thought" were handed fice. The YCS boys themselves will to the CYO of the Clinton Deanery, out to each person. deliver the baskets. The Knight Beats combo went along to Father Stangohr, who is assigned to On the girls' side every home room play for the dance afterwards. St. Joseph's, Ft. Madison, finished the At present Mike Ceurvorst is writ prepares and decorates a basket. The retreat by giving the group his priestly girls' baskets contain canned goods, ing two Social Inquiries based upon blessing. Previously, the entire group, "What Students Know About Com toys and a canned ham. In each case under the direction of Fr. William F. munism." These inquiries will be used Wiebler, sang "O Come, 0 Corne, Im the meat is paid for by the home in the national program next year. manuel." rooms or YCS groups. The Catholic Charities office picks up the girls' bas kets around Dec. 20 for distribution. Aren'tWe More Than A Number? Junior and senior Sodalists will hold Are we just a number or are we - not two weeks - but a mere two a Christmas party at the Scott County still students? Because of the IBM sys hours to do the work. Student sched Horne. The girls will sing Christmas tem now being used at Assumption, one ule , honor roll and teachers schedules carols and decorate the tables. might have reason for wonder. For are also products of this machine. The Sodality has four voluntary your information, to the faculty you The IBM processing of report cards committees: Our Lady's Committee, are still a student, but to the machine, is very simple indeed: first a card 3" which sponsored the Mental Prayer well . . . you're just a number. by 7" is given to the teacher with the Contest; the Eucharistic Committee; Previously, report cards found their student's name, teacher's name, and the Social Action Committee, which way to the student two weeks after room number; second, the teacher takes charge of the Christmas baskets the marks were brought to the office. blackens two areas on the card with and the Bishop's Relief; and the Lit- But this year, the IBM machine takes (Continued on page 46) 45 Just a Number? . . . Balanced precariously, Mr. Paarman readies the band for (Continued from page 45) the A sumption Band Concert on Dec. 18 in the aud. a special graphite pencil (one mark for grade, the other for application); third, the cards are taken to a Moline firm, DataTab, where the cards are mixed together and by mechanical process transmitted to report cards. The IBM machine is capable of do ing many things quickly. For instance, 600 cards a minute can be sorted al phabetically. In addition, 30 student schedules with five carbon copies can be printed in one minute. The honor roll this year, due to the use of IB I machines, is listed accord ing to rank. Formerly, the honor roll was alphabetical. Report cards, besides going to the student and to the permanent records in the office, will go to the pastors. The pastors, in previous years, had asked for such copies, but sending cards was not then feasible. Some might say "So that's what my tuition pays for." In reality, the cost averages out to about $1 per student. Fr. Weeg says, "And I think it is well worth it." Famous Poet Insinuates "Babysitters Don't Sit " Bright Sophomore Girl Retorts "We sure do! " (Editor's Note: The following verse is from the poem "When we come to sit for you They Als o Serve Who Only Sit by Phyllis McGinley You've always got a list (Mrs. Charles Hayden). In it the poet illustrates the Of countless things to do common baby sitter.) Some things I guess you've missed, "With toil they do not fret them Like "Beware of our pup, Corky," Nor unattended roam "Sally sleeps with Midge," You have to go and get them, "Here is the front door key," At midnight' see them home. At times, "Coke's in the refrig," Upon their front teeth glisten Then you vanish into the night, The golden dental brace Leaving dishes in the kitchen, W hile to the Voice they listen Cowboys playin g in the front room Wit h rap t, encha nt ed fac e. With yells and shouts and booms. They cast th eir looks on comic books, All's qu.iet in the bedroom, They like a fire th at's lit, Corky's barkin g in the den. A largish bow l of candy We come and sit for ages And Benn y Goodm an handy , To watch your darlin g tots But still w ith m e it's dandy For hardly any w ages. So long as they will sit . Really w e shoul d make lots! They' re hep to jiv e and ji tter s We 'd love to w atch TV Wear down the teleph one, Or use the telephone ; But ah, the Darlin g Sitt ers Still we rock the baby Are all the help w e own .." And leave the phone alone. Since sophomore Patr ici a Sp eicher had her own We'd like to hear the radio ideas of a baby sitter , she wro te them down . She en Or put some platt ers on; titled her work We Also Work Who Baby Sit and sent Maybe watch the late, late show it to Phyllis McGinley for appra isal. The famous poet With Garbo and Don Juan. was interested in Pat'-s poem and imme di ately sent a Nine o'clock, bedtim e at last! reply. This is th e hardest part. Miss McG inley described the poem as on "amus ing "Sally din't war sh her face!" parody ." In answer to Pat's question as to how she "Kin m e an' Midge run a race?" started writing , Miss McGinley answered , "The only "Corky 's paw's in the vase " thing I ever wanted to be was a poet so I just grew ... Silence , how golden thou art! up and became one." With this undying determina We dig a twangy guitar tion - she has written articles in the New Yorker and A nd go for Rock 'n' Roll ; a book of poetry, Love Letters. But we really shine and star , Here Pat gives the babysitters' viewpoint: In our babysitting role ." 46 AHS Basketball Team Journeys To Aurora; McCleary's Hot Shooting Sparks Early Victories Friday night the Knights will make moving Pioneers depend on senior Ron Assumption lost its first game of the their second longest trip of the entire Vandevelde for their scoring power, season to Rock Island, who rallied in season when they journey 150 miles to but Jim Mortier and Jim Watts aug the last quarter to beat the Knights, Aurora, Ill., to play Marmion Military ment him in Coach Don Morris' attack. 51-44. Bob Schebler led the Knights' Academy in their beautiful new gym attack with 17 points while the Rocks nasium . Assumption ends a two week holi were paced by Bob Barracks with 14. day lay-off when they host Wahlert The two teams played on even terms Last year the Cadets edged Assump and East Moline Jan. 8 and 9. in the tion in the first game ever played in first of the opponents' return games. until the third quarter, when Assump the Knights' gym 69-68, thanks to the The Knights play at Muscatine and tion pulled away to a nine point lead. 25 point firing of Larry Mallon and Davenport Jan. 12 and 16 before going Bob Liebbe's six points in the final Joe Nardone. Nardone was a regular to Sioux City for the Big Four tourney stanza killed the Knights' hopes as on the Loras College football team this Jan . 22 and 23. Rock Island went on to win by seven. fall. After recovering from their defeat at the hands of the Rocks, Assumption However, the other three regulan, McCleary Sets Record chalked up the first win of the season Fred Rehermann, Ben Perez, and Pete Mike McCleary '60, set a school sin with a victory over a weak North Scott Perez return. The tall Perez twins, gle game scoring record December 4, five, 85-62. Mike McCleary amazed juniors this year, are tough rebounders in the home gym, when he canned 14 everyone with his long pokes, winding and able point producers. field goals and 6 free throws for a to up the night with 23 points. Bob Scheb tal of 34 points against the Regis Roy Tuesday the Knights will battle at ler also had 23 for Assumption as did als of Cedar Rapids. The Knights won Eldon Koch for the Lancers of North East Moline, where the Panthers once a thriller 87 to 82. again have a fast, good-shooting out Scott. fit. Frank Loll, 6'3" forward who scored McCleary, 5' 7", amazed everyone as 25 points against the Knights last year, he hit 14 for 19 from the field. Several AHS Rolls in Jamboree is Ernie Kivisto's only veteran starter, buckets were pitched from 35 feet. Far removed from the clamor and but summer practice developed cap color of the first four home games, the able replacements like guard Angie Bettendorf Bulldogs arrived Decem ber 5, and fought to a 48 to 48 tie at Assumption basketball team unofficial Vallejo, an outstanding baseball and ly opened their season in the second football performer. the end of regulation play. Assump tion pulled through in the overtime, annual diocesan jamboree at Fort Mad The fifth straight road game will be 58 to 50. Bob Schebler was high with ison Aquinas gymnasium, Nov. 22. at Alleman next Wednesday, The slow- 16. The Knights, playing just 10 minutes as allowed under jamboree rules, rolled Many in one - to an impressive 24-12 whacking of That's the Assump Burlington Notre Dame. The 12 point tion Knights. No victory gave the North teams of the moaning or groan diocese their winning margin in a 99- ing of armor when 88 triumph over the South diocesan they play. The team teams. is "well oiled" by Coach Derouin at All diocesan teams except St. Mary's the slightest pro Clinton and St. John's Victor were vocative creak. among the 12 teams playing. Teams (Continued on page 49) ' I ' I --.....__ I Creating \1,,1 ;'I' / ' I \ ' I Electricity ,,,,--,- from the A TOM • . . for yo ~ ~ America's investor-owned businesses are ..:-- ~ working together to make use of atomic powe1 in generating electricity. This Company is sharing in this development and gaining valuable experience by participating in the construction of the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant near Detroit, Michigan. yours for better living IOWA-, ILLINOIS Gas and Electric Company II ~ £"#/GI/TS /Al ACTION -----/I 47 Knights "snow Under" Bulldogs BanquetHonors (Editor's Note: The following is a fan 20 points as the halftime gun sound tasy based on the football game with ed. Varsity Gridders Bettendorf scheduled for Friday, Nov. In the second half, Paul Castro held Thirty-three varsity football mem 13, which was cancelled because of the spotlight. He scored touchdowns bers were honored last Tuesday in the snow.) on a 72 yard run from scrimmage, a school cafeteria at the first football 51 yard punt return, and a 47 yard banquet in the brief history of As by Gary Lafayette pass interception. His talented toe was sumption high school. Gene Duffy, for In balmy 70 degree weather, As utilized as he converted two of three mer St. Ambrose Academy star, was the sumption high school battered the attempts for extra points. featured speaker. previously unbeaten Bulldogs of Bet The Knights led in total yardage Commenting about the season, Coach tendorf, snapping the ''Dogs" 17 game 401 to 13, and John Fennelly set a Walton said, "At times I thought that winning streak. The 40-0 score is an state record by completing 21 of 22 we might jell, but then the boys just indication that the up-and-down passes. John was quoted after the game wouldn't come around. It's too bad we Knights can be up. as saying, "I can't figure out what hap didn't play teams like Davenport and The first TD was tallied on a 92 pened to that one." Bettendorf mentor Burlington all season." yard pass and run from John Fennelly Merritt Parsons blamed the loss on to Ron Fiese. Paul Castro ran the ex a Friday the 13th jinx and the ex Letter winners are: Senior backs, tra point. Minutes later Bettendorf was tremely warm playing conditions - John Beh, Gary Belk, Ed Burke, Paul forced to punt. Burly end Ken Jessen plus the fertile mind of a junior jour Castro, Bill Gluba, Tim Goffar, Mike boomed a 43 yarder to the Assumption nalist. Lohf, and George McCarthy. Senior one which junior speed demon Scrap linemen are: Jim Anderson, Bill Bell, O'Donnell received. Ron Fiese, Dick Hasenmiller, Dan Haw Grapplers Win ley, Art Johnson, Dick Leonard, Dick Exhibiting some terrific cut-back Moore, Nick Miller, Dan Macumber, running, O'Donnell scampered the 99 and Joe Smith. yards for the Knight's second 6-point Initial Outing er. A pass from Fennelly intended for Co-captain Jerry Kane, '60, Paul "FL Junior linemen are: Dave Cavanaugh, Nick Miller for the extra point was del" Castro '60, Tom Bivens '62, Bob Jeff Collins, John Davies, Tom Kisten batted down in the end zone. Deluhery '62, and Jim Hancock '62, macher, Tony McAndrews, Bob Scheb notched pins as the grappling team ler, Frank Valanis, and Tom Eaton. Bettendorf's high scoring end, Scott Junior backs are: Chuck Gray, John Rocker, received the kickoff on his began its season with a 34-18 win over Muscatine, Dec. 3, in the AHS gym. Fennelly, Ray Hart, Tom Mason, Dave own 20 and rambled to the Knights Price, and Scrap O'Donnell. two, where the speedy Bulldog was John Davies '61, Bob Johnston '60, brought down from behind by Knight and Dick Moore '60 picked up wins by The last two football games were center Bob Schebler. decision. hardfought but unrewarding. Then, on an attempted pass, Scheb The other co-captain, Bob Reisinger Clinton won 20 to O in the rain at ler intercepted and lumbered 98 yards '60, couldn't compete in the first meets Muny stadium October 30. before becoming entangled in his shoe of the season because of a practice November 6 the Knights held Bur strings and falling to the Bettendorf accident requiring stitches over his lington 7 to 7 at the half. At the end one. eye. of the game the Greyhounds, second On the next play, junior battering In the D.H.S. Invitational meet, De ranked in the State, had pulled away ram Chuck Gray powered over to cember 5, two Knights got to the fin to a 26 to 13 win. make it 19 points for the not-to-be als. Jerry Kane was runner-up at 120 Bettendorf, scheduled for Novem denied Kni . A completed pass from lbs. Tom Bivens picked up a fourth ber 13, was cancelled because of a sev Fennelly to Miller gave the Knights place ribbon at 103. en inch snow. ,, ------....', f' Let your thirst decide the size ••• ' ~ when you enjoy , ,,Coca-Cola -- GetCoke in convenientRegular, King and Familysize Jerry Kane and Bob Rei inger prepare to spring into action, one to escape, the other to pin. QUAD-CITIES COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY 48 Sportlite by Dick Wolfe Tom Fiedler '59 has nothing on Chuck Skelley '61. In last January's Rose Bowl game Tom managed to get a chunk of the goal post durmg the post-game jubilation. Skelley got a piece of the Notre Dame goal post when pandemon ium broke loose following the Irish victory over Navy in South Bend, Oct. 31. Chuck made the trip with Fr. Art Perry, a former Notre Dane gridder. That night they ate supper with Don White, Notre Dame' starting quarter back that day. "White was more mod est than I expected," Chuck recalled. "While we were sitting there eating, several parents brought their kids over to get autographs." Peggy Dray, a graduate of Assump tion now attending St. Mary's of Notre Dame, spied Skelley wearing an As sumption letter jacket and quizzed him "Get Set Schebler," yell forward Dan Hawley '60, being pressed by two Re about how the helicopter worked in gis cagers. Scoring heavily in the finaJ minutes, ABS downed Regis 87-82. the previous night's Assumption home coming. Diocesan Jamboree . . . Father Perry reported that Notre (Continued from page 47) Soph Gridders Dame seemed pleased with new coach were paired according to size of school Joe Kuharich and vice versa. He was and location. The quality of games surprised at the recent report that Ku ranged from a phys-ed type contest be Post 5-3-1 Mark Thirty-nine sophomore gridders have harich was dissatisfied with the Notre tween Harper St. Elizabeth and West been awarded letters as a result of Dame situation. Point St. Mary's to a nip-and-tuck their play during the regular season. • • • struggle between Aquinas and Iowa These men were responsible for the The Monogram club elected presi City Regina. fine 5-3-1 record posted this year. dent Jim Anderson and vice-president The jamboree was inaugurated last Dan Hawley, December 4. year to replace the diocesan tourna The underclassmen scored early sea Other officers include Dick Leonard, ment which faded from the prep scene son victories over North Scott, Betten secretary; Jerry Kane, treasurer; along in 1954 because of interference with dorf, Regina, and Muscatine . They suc with Paul Castro and Dick Wolfe, schoolwork. The jamboree is also de cumbed to Davenport, Alleman, and sergeants at arms. All are seniors. signed to gather the students of the Rock Island. The Wahlert game ended • • • diocese together. Assumption did not in a scoreless tie, and the season cli Again this year a rumor has popped enter last year because of lack of ade maxed with a win over ast Moline, up that Assumption might join a con quate practice facilities. 19-6. ference. The proposed new conference The modem Aquinas gym, styled Fr. Art Perry, line coach, boasted, "I tentatively would include North Scott, much like Bettendorf's, was filled to believe our record this year was the Prairie of Cedar Rapids, Wellman-Ka near capacity when the Knights took best sophomore football effort ever pro lona-West Chester, Regina, Regis, and the floor for warm-up drills. They were duced either here or at St. Ambrose Clinton St. Mary's. Last year's rumor greeted by silence with not one As Academy." had it that Assumption would join an sumption student or cheerleader pres Those receiving letters are: Linemen, Bob all-Catholic school conference that in ent in contrast to the roar given by Deluhery, Pat Murray, Terry Thompson, Den cluded schools from Mason City and fans from nearby Burlington when the nis Andrew, Jim Boldt, John Crossen, Tom Dons appeared. Soon. however, Edwards. Mike Leonard, Barney Purcell, Prairie du Chien. stu Mike Quigley, Dick Bender. Dale Conrad, Fr. Robert Walter said that Assump dents from St. Joseph's DeWitt and Re George Garvey, Bob Johnson, Jerry Kete tion has never been contracted or at gina, both North teams, began doing laar, Mike McCarthy, Dan McGee, Dan Miller, tended a meeting on either proposed cheers for the Knights. Mike Abbott. Earl Etzell, John Flese, Wayne Fournier, Steve Kellenberger, Tom Nolan , conference. Does this mean that As When Assumption started, the South Mike O'Brien , and Ed Stolley . was winning 65-62. Ten playing min sumption would prefer to be indepen Letterman are: backs, Dan Brookhart, Karl dent rather than to have conference utes later the North led 86-77 as all Noonan, John Stoker, Dave Aldape, Al Rash connections?" "Not at all," states 12 members of coach 'Babe" Derouin's id, Fred Hawley, John Lammers, Steve Lem Father Walter. travelling squad saw action against the oine, Frank Solis, Harold Hancock, Bob Ham He noted, "We would like to be in tall but out-manned Notre Dame five. mill. Clarence Mason, and Larry Rosenfield. a conference to increase interest and Dan Hawley's five markers paced the attendance but the conference would Knights scoring while Butch Richard have to offer us something in return son and Tony McAndrews added four GORDON for what we offer them. It is highly apiece. doubtful that Assumption will ever be Most of the players agreed that the PRINTING CO. offered a berth in the recently pro game type scrimmage aided them in posed conference, if it comes into be preparation for the Rock Island game ing, because of its size. Even if offered and the three-hour sock hop after 7th at Perry it would probably be refused because wards helped them forget the long trip of the lower quality of competition." back to Davenport . 49 Frosh Gridders Receive Awards Freshmen letter winners were recent ly announced by Fr. Charles Mann, Our University coach of the first year gridders . He had particular praise for the fine spirit aspect of which these gridders displayed during the season. Those to receive numerals are as follows: HOPSACK James Behan, William Behan, Don Berntsen. 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This certainly fits in with the Pope's directives on lay participation," says Vol. II-No. 4 Assumption High chool, Davenport, Iowa January 19, 1960 Fr. Edmund J. Weeg about the forth coming retreat. This year's retreat will take place NHS Announces Members the week of Jan. 25. Juniors and sen Excellence in leadership, charac- Deluhery, Jerry Kane, Mike Lohf, Jan iors will make the first retreat; fresh ter, service, and scholarship - has Bertrand, Roberta Ellis, Kathy Kehoe men and sophomores, the second. placed nine more seniors ~nd seven and Mary Sue Schwieters. Retreat masters for this year's re juniors in the Pius XII Chapter of Seven more juniors and seniors will treat will be two Redemptorist priests the National Honor Society. be selected after semester grades are - Fathers John 1. Glenmor and John New seniors are: John Berntsen, released. McPhee, from the Villa Redeemer in Margaret DiBlasio, Ines Friedrichs, Glenview, Ill. Both are missionary John Hyland, Jim Johnson, Isabelle Formal induction into the Society priests who have had extensive exper McNamara, Mary Anne Sunderbruch, will occur soon after retreat. Each new ience in giving missions and retreats. Ron Rehmann, and Dick Wolfe. member will receive the Honor So The retreat schedule will be much Juniors are: Paul Bauer, Les Bick ciety pin and membership card pre like that of last year. The day will be ford, Mary Bohrer, Mike Ceurvorst, sented by the principals. gin and end about the same time as Greg Cusack, Judy Egger, and Mary the regular school day. Maher. The guest speaker has not been chos Eight seniors were elected last en for the assembly but will probably There will be four conferences a day, spring. They include John Beh, Pat be an educator. each less than 30 minutes. Ample time Honor Society members will wear a will be provided for spiritual reading golden tassel on their caps at gradua and confessions. Local priests, as well JudgeOpens Trial tion. as priests of the faculty, will hear con Deliberations are expected to start fessions. There will be spiritual read on Feb. 20 in the Student Court of ing at lunch. Assumption high school in the trial Semester(l,angesSet The library has set aside books to be of the School vs. the Knight Beacon. Few schedule changes will be made read by the students on retreat. The Proceedings will open with the selec at semester. Fr. Weeg reports that boys bookstore is also making preparations tion of jurors. who fail foreign language, math or for the retreat by securing religious Judge Daniel Ralph Hawley will op science will re-register. Any senior books. en the courtroom to the public on without a semester of government will This year's retreat will be held in the Feb. 23. Juniors and seniors will be have to take it. Boys will register at auditorium. A special altar has been able to hear the final arguments of the prmcipal's office during retreat week. constructed and a tabernacle has been two attorneys in the case, George Mc secured for the Blessed Sacrament. Carthy for the prosecution and Jim Only girls who fail major subjects must re-register, says Sr . M. Ann Anderson for the defense. As in the past, girls ar required to Preparations for the trial are aleady Esther, BVM. Girls will pick up new wear their school uniforms. Boys will underway. Both attorneys are assem registrations at the end of retreat. wear a sport coat or a sweater and tie. bling their briefs, with George Mc This arm wrestlin Carthy receiving professional help scene is an indica from his lawyer uncle. tion of the verbal A bailiff and court reporter have also been appointed. Senior Fred Per battle that wlll ry, in his position as bailiff, will swear take place on Feb. in witnesses. Dorothy Testroet, also a 23 during the sev senior has been selected by Sr. M. enth period as the Helen' Regine, BVM, to serve as offi Knight Beacon goes cial court reporter. Dorothy was chos on trial Jim An en on the basis of her shorthand skill. derson '60 will de Members of the Beacon staff also an fend the paper, nocnced that the portfolios ordered ear while George Mc lier this year should arrive around Jan. Carthy '60 will at 19, and will be distributed through the homerooms by the end of the month. tempt to prove that The portfolios, ordered from Kings the Beacon is not a craft Covers, Inc., Kingsport, Tenn., truly Catholic pub were custom made to hold the Knight lication. 1 u d g e Beacon. Samples of the cover design Daniel Ralph Am and completed portfolio were received brose Hawley '60 and approved by the paper's advisor, referees the match . Fr William F. Wiebler. Pat Deluhery , Bea The only change made in the origi con editor, states nal cover design is the substitution of the name Assumption high school for the paper's position the student's name in the lower right in an editorial on hand corner of the cover. page 54, 51 Book Notes Mc Kinzie Becomes Mr. Executive cited the debate course at Assumption Deep Thinkers as being a big help in meeting this final requirement. Nose Retreat Currently George is the vice-presi Want a good book to bury your dent of Jabellco, one of 15 local JA nose in during retreat? Sr. M. Eustella, companies. The firm's product is a foam BVM, librarian, suggests the following rubber seat cushion, which may be pur "top ten." chased with an A umption emblem. For those who want to check-up on As an active exponent of the value of their character or personality faults, Junior Achievement, Mr. Executive in You by Father Raymond, OCSO, will tends to become a graduate achiever be helpful. Or if you desire rules and and serve as an advisor. their explanation of the doctrine of the Mystical Body, why not try In the Along with JA, George attends sci Image of Christ or The Living Christ ence club meetings and is working on both by Father Murphy? a science fair project. His summers are The deep thinker who likes to med divided between his job and a golf itate might try God, the Woman, and game which averages in the 70's. the Way, also by Father Raymond on the life and virtues of the Mother of God. Alive in Christ by Father Cam SquareKnot UntwistJ hiel, S.J., has proved to be a dynamic George McKinzie '60 meditation book for teen-agers, with "Mr. Executive" - that's the most ShakespearesTangle points of application to their daily recent way of addressing Assumption (Editor's Note: In their brochures for lives. senior George McKinzie. senior English the boys were told to On the other hand, if you're more Out of a field of 225 contestants from give an extra twist to their format. interested in patterning yourself after all over the Midwest, he was selected Senior Tom Atzen took the "twist" lit the Saints you can choose between as Mr. Executive of the Midwestern erally by attaching a knot made of two some of the newest biographies on the Junior Achievers. Selected for his out pipe stem cleaners to his paper. The lives of the Saints. Among these are: standing qualifications as a JA officer following is his clever improvization Father Ronald Knox's translation of George is now one of five candidate~ upon that theme.) the Life of t. Therese of Lisieux, Tro for the National Mr. Executive of the chu's lllustrated lives of St. Bernadette Year award. Soubirou and St. Jean Baptist Vianny. A Saint a Day by Father Berchmous Under the guidance of Mr. Richard Bittle, OFM , is a valuable book for Marriott, George McKinzie and anoth those inter ested in followmg the Saints er Davenport representative participat through the liturgy. ed in the regional JA Management Robert Hugh Benson's, The Friend Conference in Indianapolis Dec. 27-30. This knot, I think, is significant in ship of Christ serves a double purpose For three days 450 Junior Achievers the study of Shakespeare for several in portraying the life of Christ and took part in business conferences, saw reasons. First of all, it is a square giving meditation on the Sacred Heart. local points of interest and attended knot. This is important because most Of course, all lives of the Saints in a Hard Times dance. On the second day the finals for the Mr. Executive readers , when they first start reading the B92 section of the library plus any Shakespeare, think of him as a square. of the books in the 200 section can be of the Midwest award were held. But this is only natural, for the be used for retreat reading. After writing two essays on the value ginner can hardly be expected to see In summing up, Sister put in a plug of JA, George was required to give an all the wisdom and the beauty in for the YCS and Sodality paperbound extemporaneous speech on how to in Shakespeare's beautiful and matchless books on sale in A and E wings. troduce JA into a community . George verse . One's first attempt at Shakes peare usually leaves him with a puz zled and sometimes disgusted look on his face. The reader is puzzled by the strange style of writing that was com mon at Shakespeare 's time. The dis gusted look comes from the fact that the reader is disgusted with himself for not understanding it or because the title "great" is put on this con fused mass of words. Furthermore, the knot is made up of the entanglement of two different pieces of rope, as is true of most of Shakespeare's plays, which entangle two characters' destinies as in Romeo and Juliet. Finally the square knot is very use ful. I, as well as many others, think that understanding Shakespeare is a great stride in the process of becom Looking for ABC gum (already been chewed), seniors Larry Fennelly and ing cultured. And to be cultured is Jerry O'Donnell clean the gum from the bottoms of desks and chairs. Check the goal of every truly intelligent per page 54 for details. son. 52 Sporting a 30 year growth on his chin, tery garden. From Dublin, Brother is right, Jim Johnson, Art Johnson, John Brother Joachim, monk at Our Lady of Viggos, John Berntsen, John Niemeyer, one of the few native Irishmen left at New Melleray Abbey, trades Irish jokes Jim Anderson, Bill Gluba, Mike Lohf with these retreatants in the moo.as- the monastery. The seniors are, left to and Gerry Ehrecke. BeardedMonks, Pigeons, Food EnhanceRetreat "How old is your beard, Brother?" Trappist honey, rosaries, Irish calen fice," explained Brother Maynard (Lar. asked Jim Hancock '60. dars and many other religious articles ry Hawley, '57 Acade my grad). were brought back to Davenport as "I've been growing it for 30 years," "We pray for those in the world gifts. replied Brother Joachim, a Trappist and hope sometimes they pray for us," monk at Our Lady of New Mel!eray Father Cyprian, another Trappist, he added. Abbey, Dubuque. preached the conlerences. He develop Several seniors - Norm Leibold, Brother Joachim was one of the ed the theme: "Heaven is a reward John Viggos, John Feyen, Mike Mc supervisors of the 24 senior boys who which must be earned." Gee, Ron Rehmann, and Tom Rein participated in a retreat at the mon hold - provided transportation. astery, Dec. 18-20. Fr. Edmund J. "This retreat can be an overhaul Weeg also made the retreat. ing of your soul just as is done on Would anyone go again if the op an automobile," Father said in one portunity appeared? "Yes, I would," The retreat was organized in Fr. conference. "Now is the time to charge says Dean Blumer , speaking for the Marvin Mottet's senior religion class your battery, clean your spark plugs, group. es. and if you've been picking up dust of Two retreatants received jobs. Ger worldliness, put a new wax job on ry Ebrecke was appointed prayer your soul" leader. John Niemeyer got to ring the HI LITES bells ignaling beginning of confer Everyone was impressed by the spir Jan. 21-22 Semester Exams ences. it of charity which exists at the mon Jan. 25-27 Retreat for Juniors and Monastery food was delectable. Jer astery, which was founded in 1849. Seniors ry Kane, co-captain of the wrestling In 1849 the Cistercians at Mount Mel Jan. 27-29 Retreat for Freshmen and team, was worried about going over Sophomores leray, Ireland, established a daugh his 120 lbs. limit. Dennis Calkins gain Feb, 3 Faculty 1eeting- - Periods ed eight pounds. terhouse near Dubuque. The monastery was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin 8-9 Saturday night a pigeon got into and called Our Lady of New Melleray . Feb. 9 Mothers' Club Meeting the guest house. After frantic chasing Some 140 monks now live at the mon up and down the hall, Jim Hancock Feb. 15-20 fovie on Medical Profes astery, which supports itself by farm caught and threw it out the window. sion for Seniors ing about 1000 of its 3300 acres. Many retreatants did their Christ Feb. 20-21 Drama Club Presents One mas shopping at the Bead Shop run "Living the rule of St. Benedict, we Act Plays by a native Irishman, Father Pius. lead a simple life of prayer and sacri- Feb. 23 Knight Beacon Trial 53 SeniorsMake Pun On Cium (Editor's Note: In the last issue of the Knight Bea KNIGHT BEACON con, a poem was written by Pat Speicher in answer "As a Beacon in the Night" to Phyllis McGinley's poem They Also Serve Who The Knight Beacon Is published nine times a year by students of Only Sit. This issue two senior boys wrote a poem Assumption high school. The yearly subscription rate is $1.50. based on Phyllis McGinley's Sand, but applying to a EDITOR: Patrick Deluhery ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Carole Gross, Larry Montford current problem at school.) LAYOUT: Tom McDonnell, John Beh BUSINESS MANAGER: Janice Bertrand by Larry Fennelly and Jerry O'Donnell FEATURES: Roberta Ellis CIRCULATION: Dick Fick, Mary Ann Sunderbruch Gum over here, gum over there, COPY EDITOR: Margaret DIBiasio gum seems to be everywhere. SPORTS EDITOR: Dick Wolfe Gum makes the teachers glum. PICTURE EDITOR: Ray Tledje PHOTOGRAPHl;RS: Gary Jansen, Paul Bauer When they ask who's got it EDITORIAL STAFF: Jerry Kane, Ron l\ehmann, Kathy Kehoe, everyone's mum Barb Snell, Jim Johnson, John Berntsen about gum: ADVISOR: Fr. William F. Wiebler Gum on the desks, Gum on the doors, Do CarsAffect Grades? Gum that sticks to the new tiled floors, "If I only had a car!" How often have you heard Gum in the lunchroom, that? For many a junior and senior alike this is the Gum in the halls, foremost ambition in their lives. Many work all sum Gum all over our beautiful walls. mer to earn enough to buy a car and then find them From Spearmint to Dentyne, selves forced to work in the evening during the school No matter the kind, months to support it. You can always find gum stuck to the blind. In addition to this financial aspect there is the one In the bathrooms, the shower of grades. Does driving really change A's and B's All over the school, into C's and D's? Well, according to a recent survey You will always see students of 129 junior and senior boys at Assumption it does. chewing like fools. No straight A students had the use of a car. When winter is ending (N.B. There were no straight-A boy students.) and springtime is near, Only 13% of the B students drove a car to That's when the gum begins to appear. school. Gum in the closets, Of C students, 47% brought cars to school. Gum on the stairs, Of D students, 60% drove cars to school. You can even find gum stuck to the chairs, Of F students, 66% drove to school. Wrapped in the folds of our school newspaper, With these things in mind, judge for yourself. "ls Pu.t there by a student named Michael Schaecher. it worth it?" J.J. When I leave this school and my time is done I hope Fr. eg by then will have won KB . Welcomes Charge His battle against the chewing of gum. We have been accused of not being a truly Cath olic publication. We welcome this charge since it gives us a chance to show that we really are. Although we do not overburden our readers with religious stories on every page, we try to write with a Catholic viewpoint. This means that our stories are factual, accurate, and include all the angles of any particular event. We believe that a good Catholic is one who does everything for the honor and glory of God. This excludes the pious soul who walks around, hands folded and head bowed, oblivious to current events. With this attitude we set out to cover the whole school, including all its activities. These are an in tegral part of our school life and, as such, deserve coverage. In our editorials, rather than preaching, we attempt to show all sides of a problem and offer concrete, workable solutions. We think this is especially true in our liturgy column, which explains a small part of Church life in a brief, humorous way. Observing these policies, we try to set the pace for Catholic high school publications, just as our di .. ocesan Catholic Messenger does for Catholic journal- VEN STUCK TOTHE CHAIRS'' ~- ~n 54 • Never get to talk? It doesn't bother What's a Name? t h i s Trappist, Alcala, Anderson, Borowicz ... names, just names Brother Maynard (Larry Hawley, '57 . . but symbols of the school spirit of Assumption Academy grad) who high. Is a monk at Ou.r Murphy, Bunge, Castro ... names belonging to a Lady of New Melle ray Abbey, Du specific nationality, names representing the nations of buque. R e t r e a t the world. Irish, German, Spanish - all represented starts Jan. 25 for at Assumption. A H S upperclass students, a couple Etzel, Ehrecke, Green. Names that bear no influ of days tater for ence on friendship. We learn and laugh together. underclassmen. Lewandoski, d'Autremont, Corsiglia. The singing Liturgy and Laity Polish, the lovable French, the happy-go-lucky Ita lians, all mixed together. Keep Your Trap Shut ! Chernetsky, Henning, Neu. All Americans, Ameri by Jerry Kane cans of different descent. Assumptionites realize that "Keep my trap shut for a whole weekend? Only we are all basically Americans. They know that looks, a Trappist could do that!" speech, or nationality does not make the person. We That's what a lot of the senior boys thought before may have a New England accent, like Carol Golaski they went on retreat to New Melleray monastery. '61, or an English accent like Pat Perry '62, but does it make a difference? No! We are all Americans After the retreat, though, ideas about the monks regardless of our ancestry. changed. It's true that the Trappists said very little, out loud. However, they were talking almost con This realization is one of the matches that ignites stantly, internally, with God. the spark of school spirit in it. It doesn't matter if Silence shouldn't just be a contest to see who can the Student Council members or wrestlers are Span keep his or her mouth shut the longest. It should be ish, Negro, or Hungarian. a time of internal action and conversation. O'Brien, Quandt, Richardson, Smith . . . the list During this external silence, you could be deter goes on. mining a vocation, overcoming a vice, or asking grace to conquer a certain problem. Votroubek, Williams, Zirkel ... just names .. R.L. So in the retreat that's coming up, how about see ing who can say the most without talking? Youth of Month SophomoreMerits SC Honor LiteFlas s Because of her many ar:tivities, helpfulness, and high One of the favorite topics of teenagers, whether grades, sophomore Jane Mumey has been honored by the in bull sessions or club meetings, is money. We asked Student Council as the Youth of the Month. seniors their ideas on money, and got the following Jane, who is the sophomore girls' vice-president, is a opinions: member of the school Sodality, Drama Club, and G.R.A. Besides serving as a junior gym leader, she also finds time John Elvidge to sing in the Glee Club. "Anything can be bought, with the exception of Because she baby sits quite frequently, Jane wholeheart night and day. For instance, an old man, a million edly agrees with Pat Speicher's poem which appeared in aire, with all his money, cannot buy one extra moment the last issue of the Knight Beacon. "Most people don't here on earth. The only way that one can control realize how much of a problem some children can be" she his time is by committing suicide." asserts. An ardent pep Tom LaKose club supporter, she "Money is a great comfort - cars, food, a place also is a honor stu to live and even power can be bought with money. dent. An example As they say, 'you can't take it with you, but you of her helpfulness can't go anywhere without it'." will be found on page 58 in the story Don York about the Sodality "If a person has money, no matter how he got it, bookstore. he is the greatest person on earth. For example, Al Jane is the Capone had men who would do anything for him, daughter of Mr. and for a price, and wherever he went people gathered Mrs. Norman Mu around him. The example, most familiar to us, how mey of 1301 Perry St., and a member ever, is that of the boy or girl at school who has of Sacred Heart a car. Friends everywhere! But when the car is sold, Jane Mumey '62 parish. where are they?" 55 Principals Are Pals With Principles by Larry Montford two more tasks assumed by the princi Dubuque , and th e Stat e University of Counseling , substituting for teach pals. Iowa . ers , and encouraging the students and Occasionally the parents are called Though she has little time to partic teachers to continue their good work into the principals' offices to talk about ipate In them, Sister's hobbies are read are some of the jobs performed by their adolescents' advancement in ing and textile painting. The one thing Assumption's two principals, Sr. Mary school. Sometimes, however, the princ that irks her most is gum chewing by Ann Esther , BVM, of the girls' division ipals must tell the parents that their the girls. and Fr. Edmund J. Weeg of the boys ' sons' or daughters ' grades are not up Father Weeg has studied at St. Am wing. to capacity; occasionally, they must brose College, the Catholic University, Both principals often talk to stu tell the parents that their sons or and Notre Dame University. dents and alumni about any problem daughters have committed some mis A typical golfer, Father loves to that might come up. The steady flow demeanor. brag about his golf scores - the low of alumni coming back to school just Giving the announcements is an im est is an 80 at Credit Island Golf before the start of the Christmas va portant job . Usually they are quite Course . cation attests that the principals have serious . Announcements may tell of an won the confidence and devotion of up-and-coming social affair, a sports the alumni . contest, or a change in a school rule. BafflingMissive At one time before the start of vaca Nevertheless, there are times when tion, Father Weeg had 11 former As they have become very humorous. sumptionites visiting in his office. A Father Weeg had one of his more CreatesMystery few of these were Jim Cawiezell, Pat embarrassing moments when, while "As an individual I leave much to McCarthy, like Galligan, Fred Ortiz, making an announcement, he told the be desired. I am reasonably good look and Mike McDonnell. With such gath boys to go to "Wee Bing'' instead of ing, but will never win a beauty con erings, it is understandable why Fath "B Wing." test. I am reasonably athletic, but will er's office is sometimes called a min Sister also has had her embarrassing never win a trophy ." iature Grand Central Station. moments. Among these are the times Baffling? This was a quote from the Making of transcripts is another im when she has sent the girls' announce text of a letter found on a bus. The portant job held in common by the two ments to the boys' division. This hap identity of the author is unknown, heads . "Colleges and business firms pens only when someone forgets to but it is not difficult to determine the require these records of the students' change the switches on the sound sys type of a person who would write such grades and attendance before they will tem. The boys always enjoy her an a missive. accept the applicant," explained Sister nouncements though. Bill Maher, a senior, found the mys Ann Esther. "Frequently we (Father Weeg and terious letter while he and the other One job that Sister has to perform, Sister Ann Esther) travel to each oth members of the Assumption high but Father Weeg is exempt from, is ers' office to discuss school affairs. school basketball team were journey the taking of attendance. Sister has Several times I talk to Fr. Robert Wal ing to Dubuque for a game against to devote the first two periods of each ter about tickets to away games which Wahlert. Within minutes after this day endeavoring to keep the roll are sold in the girls' wing," stated Sis peculiar discovery almost everybody straight. Father Gerald Kraus has ter in proof of unity between the wide had read it, and were trying to figure charge of tardiness and absenteeism on spread principals ' offices. it out. the boys' side. Sister Ann Esther did her Masters After a general investigation of the Speaking with parents and students Degree work at St. Louis University. letter, students concluded that the and the making of announcements are She also has studied at Clarke College, mystery author was a male, married, disgruntled, very intellectual, self centered, had a weird philosophy, and didn't like to ride the bus. The letter, neatly printed on three very large pieces of yellow paper, was written while the writer was on a trip to Ce "Gentlemen, b e dar Rapids. there," Fr. Edmund Commenting on the letter, senior Dan Hawley proclaimed, "Whoever J. Weeg seems to wrote it, must have been quite intel be saying to the lectual and philosophical." A quota. boys during an tion taken from the text will help to clarify what Dan said. The letter nouncements as Sr. sta,tes "I am reasonably everything, Ann Esther awaits but will never do anything. I will think things, see things, hear things, and her turn. These touch things. I will not do things." news broadcasters Besides disliking to ride on a bus, are heard Monday which he called an instrument of tor ture, Mr. X evidently has some mari through Friday at tal problems, a whole pageful. From 10 a.m. and 10:30 this it can be assumed that no As a.m. respectively. sumption student had anything to do with writing the letter. A word to the wise: if you ever go on a bus trip, don't write a letter to yourself, be cause it might eventually fall into the hands of a reporter. 56 Paper Boy Frosh Takes Time To Provide Times by Ed Schloemer Each afternoon at 3:45 I hang my paper sack on my shoulder, head for Marquette and Lombard streets, and pick up my Times bundle. Starting on the fourth floor of Mercy hospital and working down, I call softly "Times - Times" and look in each room for a potential customer. In my trips through the halls I meet many interesting people as well as ex perience some rather unusual occur rences. Sometimes a patient wants me to do a favor for him - maybe raise __JJ his bed or change the lighting in his room. My goal is to try to cheer up as many people as possible by talking While on his regular paper route at the ho pital , fre hman paper boy Ed and laughing with them. Schloemer delivers the latest news to Mrs. Culp, Eldridge, who is convale cing at Mercy Hospital. One of the enjoyable things, besides meeting so many nice people, is the fun that I have in talking and joking Murphy,Former Editor, Contributes Advice, with the Sisters, nurses and employees at the hospital. Sr. M. Venarda, RSM, " Write Only NewsworthyStories " and Sr. M. William, RSM, are always "Everything that appears in a news Feature stories do not necessarily in such happy moods that I look for paper must be newsworthy," stated have to be timely, but they must be ward to meeting them each day. Jim Murphy, alumnus now at the about a specific topic or a certain as There are many fine nurses, such as Seminary Department, St. Ambrose pect of the topic. This limitation is nec Miss Walcher, RN, and Miss Cassmeyer, College, who gave the Assumption jun essary in order to keep writing from RN, who are always trying to pep-up ior journalists some helpful hints for becoming too general and thus unin the natients with their humor and won improving their writing. teresting to the reader. derful personalities. His entire talk centered about this Preparation for the feature is about Each day I meet new people, but I very important principle of journalism. the same as for the news story. The also lose some good customers. It is a In developing this thesis Jim explain writer must dig to find something wonderful feeling to see the happy ed the three types of newsworthy arti worthy to be written about and also faces of people telling me that they are cles - the news story, feature, and be a good interviewer. well enough to return home. But it editorial - and important facts about "In writing the feature, let your can also be a sad feeling when I learn writing them. writing style come into the story," that one of my friends has passed on. Articles have two major parts, their said the journalist. " clever opening This route teaches me many things preparation and writing, Murphy main draws the reader into the article." about liking people It is also profit tained. The news article must be time "The editorial is the only place for able enough to help buy my clothes ly, factual, and most important of all, opinion," advised Jim. "An editorial and still save some money for a col must give complete coverage to the is something different." He gave four lege education later. topic involved. types of editorials: critical, informa The former editor said that the jour tive, complimentary, and argumenta nalist must dig in to find the facts tive. An editorial writer must be a because "News will not come to you." good observor and be able to expand, Where on Earth In the first few parts of the story all limit, or go beyond his observations. the important factual items of infor "You must really think to write an Do They Put It? mation must be brought in. These items editorial," commented Jim. "Get your Do you know that the hungry stu must answer six questions: why, ideas clear in your mind." dents at Assumption consume 100 lbs. who, what, when, where, and how. There are three important points of potatoes every day? In order to be a good news writer, which must be remembered in editor the journalist must be able to inter ial writing: "you don't want to preach, Each day the school cafeteria serves view people for the purpose of obtain your reasoning must be very clear, and this huge amount of potatoes to the ing leads to stories or the stories you must have an opening which will famished population of Assumption. themselves. To do this the interview draw the reader into the article." One thousand one hundred cartons of er must have confidence m himself milk also disappear along with 50 to while conducting the interview. He 80 lbs. of meat. In addition, six gal must also think while interviewing. lons of vegetables and a dozen heads Confucius Say To write the news story, journalists Jim Miller '61 says that "if some of lettuce vanish during lunch hour, use the inverted pyramid style, the teenagers were fried in their own el says Mrs. Carl Ertl, manager. former copy editor stated. That is, bow grease they'd soon burn up." A 60 gallon steam cooker prepares they place all important pertinent in Bob Cook '60, alter seeing the movie the potatoes while a large oven bakes formation in the first paragraph and Romeo and Juliet commented that "if 400 to 500 rolls. A steam table and a develop it further along in the article. the Montagues and Capulets didn't thermo-warmer keep food hot and a In the news story writers simply lay want the expense of a double funeral pass-through cooler chUis the fruilt down the facts, striving for complete they should have given them a cheap and jello that are served. objectivity while writing. wedding." 57 YCS, Sodality Book Stores Reveal New World Doorways in another world? There second. Most popular on the girls' side buys he comes back for more. So don't are such doors at Assumption. In a have been: The Greatest Story Ever be left out, join the throngs and in manner of speaking, A-2 and E-8 are Told, The Loved One, and the Diary vestigate this strange and pleasant of Anne Frank. In general fields, clas world 'just around the corner'," say two such doors, for they lead into sics and mysteries hold the lead. Jane the bookstore managers. the different and mysterious world of estimates 300 books have been sold books. Better known as the YCS Book so far. Store and the Sodality Book Store, Bill Venker '61, prefers The Mouse these rooms are an unique feature of That Roared. Be said, "The characters AHS. are hilarious as well as the plot. It's The stores had their start only one a well-written book." Be also men short year ago. Shortly before the tioned Combat: Pacific Theatre. Com semester last year YCS groups put into bat "makes for interesting reading, lots effect an action on reading material. of action and adventure." Since then the Sodality has worked with YCS to promote good reading. A Mary Sue Schwieters '60, said she preferred Shakespeare's Comedies, al record 3,000 books were sold last year . though she "didn't want to appear According to Don Perry, '61 man high-hatted." 'His Comedies," she said, ager of the YCS store, the old record "do not contain the 'sick' type of hum our so popular today. His writings are has been broken already. YCS itself wittily funny." has sold approximately 3,500 books this semester alone and, with the books Jane Mumey '62, said she preferred sold by the Sodality, the total would "Pride and Prejudice because "it's a classic which appealed to me." near 4,000 books. Since the beginning of the school year YCS has ta.ken in Striking a different note, Tim Mah over 7,000 books. At the present time er '63, confessed his favorite was the they have 3,000 books on hand. common, much used dictionary. "I like it because it proves to be most help Fiction has sold best thus far, with ful and useful," he said simply. war stories leading the parade. Men a few suggestions to Paul Bas11e '61, These are but four opinions of the about his story for the creative writing tioned as some of the more popular many students who have purchased class. Mike Cuervorst '61, looks on. books with boys are these: 8'1er, books at the stores. "Once a student Combat, The Trial of Leopold and Loeb, The Last Hurrah, Mutiny on the A LOVE STORY Could AHS Have Bounty, Mr. Blue, The Bells of St. The first time I looked into her eyes Mary's, Profiles in Courage and Screw I knew she was the one for me. Her tape Letters. Don confided that most Baby Faulkner? beautiful brown locks shone in the sun Does Assumption high school possess of these books w re on the book lists. light, and when she looked at me I Faulkners or Hemingways hidden in The taste has differed, though, with was breathless. I did not know that its classrooms? Could be, according to the girls, according to sophomore Jane the friendship between a man and his Fr. J. V. Ryan's creative writing class Mumey. Fiction books lead the field, dog could become so intimate ... Jim es. One class meets once a week on Tuesday, another meets on Thursday. although non-fiction books run a close Anderson '60. Once every two weeks the members of the class are expected to tum in a short story or article. These range from juvenile delinquent tales to war stor ies. Father Ryan says that most maga zines today are looking for youthful authors writing about things with Merwyn Bart and which they are familiar. Earnings for a steady writer are high, he maintains, Don Perry, both '61, and the field of writing is unlimited. check over the se Father himself is the author of the lection of books in book, The Brighter Vision, which is the YCS book store. available in the school llbra,y. Originality takes precedence in the small gatherings, which are informal compared to other classes. Characters written about must be new and dif ferent, and must come alive for the reader. Scenes are vividly described so the reader may get a full picture of the tale. 58 SweeperElaborates OnAlluring Vocation by Ima Broom I work here. I'm a broom. This Christmas I've had a kind of working vacation, cleaning up after the parties and dances here at the school. Don't get the idea that I don't like the work, it's real interesting. For in stance, when I was cleaning up after that formal on the 28th, the glitter and angel-hair kept tickling my bristles. Made me feel a trifle giddy. I got a look at those wall decorations, too, red streamers and big silv~r bells. Some one had also painted this big picture and it covered one whole wall. Didn't know what the picture was, but it was As little Billy Kehoe '68, speaks his real pretty. lines in "The Small One", the chorus I happened to pick up one of the awaits their next song. Sr. Mary Leon, dance programs, and I was reading it BVM, who directed the production, ob during my break. There was some for tained her boys' verse choir from a eign writing on the cover, "la Cloche seventh period study hall - they were d'Argent." Inside there was a poem the only boys available. about the dance. Real sweet. Well, the fun didn't stop there. The next day I was bouncing around the Cats "Rod Off" To Low Brow cafeteria again . The Sisters at the school "You cats make the scene again," students when she described the whole gave a party on the 29th for all the was a "way out" invitation issued to affair as "weird." Sisters in the city, and I could tell several Assumption students as they "I thought it was 'jizzy,' you know, that they'd had a grand time. "blasted off" from the Low Brow Art a fake," testified Dot Micklewright '61. By now I was in a real partying Shop, located on the corner of Eighth If you haven't "bugged in" at this mood. Next day I was humming to and Main Streets. "mad pad" you're a real "three-D ban myself, cleaning up after the journal ana" - a dumb, dense, and dopey This establishment, which opened on square. ism party. As I heard it, the staff of Friday, Nov. 13, is proof that the beat the school paper and the junior jour niks have invaded Davenport. The nalists were all there. I could tell that owners, Lawrence and Barbara Jon Students Toil they'd had potato chips, pop corn, cake, son, admit to this dubious distinction punch. Got a sampling of the refresh after defining the word. ments myself while I was sweeping In Spare Time up . According to Mrs. Jonson, "A true Cashier, usher, page boy, babysitter I'd like to say right now that one beatnik is uninhibited - a person who - these are some of the many diversi of the best things about all these holi stands by his own convictions and be fied Jobs held by Assumption students day doings was that the kids from liefs and is himself in the true and in their spare time. the school always helped me with the pure sense of the word." Jeanne Meyer '61 earns her spending money as a cashier in a local drug cleaning. The youngsters seemed to The students who have visited this store. Jeanne says that she enjoys her have a lot of energy left, and they shop did so, as John Brandt '60 put it, job because of the many interesting danced me around that floor 'ti] I was "just out of curiosity." panting for breath. Don't get me wrong. people she meets and adds that the I was always considered a pretty fair "I went just for kicks," commented work is not hard. dancer in my time, but I haven't quite Dave Cavanaugh '61. Often at night Paul Dyar '61 can be got the hang of those new steps the found at a downtown theater carrying kids are tryinJ. Most were greeted by bearded Mr. out his job as usher. "This is inter Jonson "duked up" in "glad threads" Before I knew what was happening, esting work and I am learning a lot and a green "sky piece," a beret. He vacation was over, and I was back of things that will help me out in showed them through the "art gallery" at my regular job, brushing food, milk later life," he stated. which consisted of gloomy black walls cartons, napkins, and crumpled papers Being a page boy in the reference covered with "real gone" pictures and department of the Davenport Public from the cafeteria floor. plaques. Then I had a surprise. I thought that Library consumes most of junior Don the partying was finished 'til next Although a few of the objets d'art Johnson's time. Don explains that a Christmas. .But on Thursday I could were imported from Belgium and Hol page boy procures back issues of mag see that there'd been big doings the land, most were products of local tal azines for the patrons and catalogues night before. ent. One was submitted by an Assump the reference books according to the So I was back in the holiday routine tion alumnus, Jim Eaton '59. Several Dewey Decimal System. Although his again, pushing my tired bristles over others were done by DHS art students. job isn't terrifically exciting, Don says the cafeteria floor after the Epiphany that he enjoys it because the pay is Novelty items - the most popular faculty party. I could figure out the good. being a voodoo stick - were also for cookie crumbs and candy wrappers I Every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to sale. The voodoo stick has been used picked up, but those boxing gloves ly 11:00 p.n1.. a babysitting job awaits to put a hex on some of the teachers ing in the corner were a real puzzler. Roseann Laake '61. Although her week but without results, according to Karen Guess I'll never know. (But you can ly job is usually a lot of fun, she ad Sanders '61. find the answer to this mystery in the mits that at times it can be very ex faculty party story on page 60.) Eileen Dockery '61, typified most hausting-. 59 Faculty Frolics, Sings At Epiphany Party Mother Goose 0 cigarettes , and boxing gloves at a facu lty party? That's right. This year the Student Council staged a whopper of an Epiphany party on Jan. 6! When quizzed on their knowledge of Mother Goose, some profs came up with zany answers. For instance, "1) Where did Bobby Shaftoe go? Ask Father Kraus, he's the attendance of ficer . 2) What kind of shells grew in contrary Mary's garden? Shotgun. 3) Who jumped over the moon? Khru shchev." The faculty also displayed their ar tistic talents by drawing pictures of the three Wise Men. Sr. 1\1. Ernestine, BVM, won first place, naturally. A close second was Sr. M. St. Edward, CHM, who wrote "camel" on three cig arette and stuck them in the paper. Her caption? "We lost our Camels on No, Father Walter is not punching the Chesterfield and we Kent make himself in the nose. He is only trying it tonight. We think we're Lucky." to win a candy bar. That was the prize Fr, William F. Wiebler received the for the victorious relay team. Father booby prize for his drawing. got his candy bar. His teammates are Coach Derouin and Father Mann. A "How Observant Are You" quiz stumped many teachers, but Fr. Ro had the winning team. Dentures and ended the party by giving their priest bert Amborn "supposedly" got around dignity were losers in the game. ly blessing in unison. it. He answered, "1) How many troph "We must have your complete and After the party, Sr. St. Edward was ies in the trophy cabinet? I don't know , undivided attention," declared Fr, Lou found over in a corner blowing on I never wrestle with trophies . 2) What is Colonnese as he and Fathers Weeg, George Knight's trombone while Sr. color are the door frames in the front Mottet and Kraus prepared to sing. M. Diana, BVM, banged on Paul Ber office? I don't know, I never go there. The session was turned into a regular endes' drum. 3) How many sets of encyclopedias sing-a-long, with everyone harmoniz are in the library? Red set, green set, ing on Shine On Harvest Moon, Mc and the one with the missing 'S' vol Namara's Band, and many other oldies. Bishop Names ume." Because of popular demand, Fr. Ar Eight Sisters competed against six thur Perry sang Dear Old Donegal. Priest Chaplain priests and two coa~hes in a candy con When Fr. John Boyle was asked to Fr. Louis Colonnese, as the first test. Each contestant had to don box sing, Sr. Mr. Borgia, BVM, qqipped, chaplain of the Davenport Federation ing gloves and try to unwrap a piece "I just happen to have my music here." of YCS, is an advisor, a laison officer of candy. It was quite evident from Sr. M. Frances Agnese, BVM, sang between the movement and the bishop, start to finish that the boys' division Birthday of a King. The priest faculty and a member of the National Execu tive Council. In announcing the appointment, His Excellency Ralph L. Hayes, Bishop of Davenport, stated, "The YCS Federa tion has a program and a technique which will improve our high school boys and girls to prepare themselves for active participation in that noble apostolate. I am happy to bless the movement." Father Colonnese, who has been in terested in YCS for eight years, said, "I feel very humble that the Bishop appointed me as the first chaplain and director of the diocesan federation of a movement which has proven itself to be a solid life-stream of Catholic thought and action among our young people." One of Father's first projects as ad "The Four Priests" add their part to visor will be a federation paper to the faculty- tudent council party by increase interest and create unity and proving (?) their singing talent. Coach team work in the apostolate. The first \'Valton accompanies them with "The issue is expected to come out at the Wiffenpoof ong". end of January . 60 Stitch in Time Girls Cultivate Sewing Skills Straight stitching and applique work - they're all Greek to boys. But to Sr. M. Loretta Cecile's clothing class these things are quite real. The year started with the girls mak ing gathered skirts. Sr. Loretta Cecile commented, "Every color of the rain bow was introduced and then some." Later on students made blouses of all types - tailored, sport, etc. According to Sister, many of these blouses could be worn to formal gatherings. What equipment 1s used? Straight needle machines and fully automatic machines are in use. A new Monograph has also been purchased for the pur pose of placing monograms automati cally on students' clothing projects. During the two weeks preceding Christmas the girls made gifts of all varieties. These gifts included felt Here Sr. Frances Agnese, BVM, is desperately trying to catch up with the male socks to hang on the fireplace for faculty team as Sister Anne Marita, CHM, Sister Diana, BVM, and Sister St. Christmas. Edward, CHM, coach her on. Several girls this year are compet. ing for the Necchi awards given to 11 the three best sewing students. One He Walks" For A Happy Christmas trophy and two medals are awarded. Two days before Christmas, Mr. and and also has a great interest in sports, Several girls have evidently proved Mrs. Edmund Lucier received one of especially basketball. A loyal fan of to their parents their ability to sew the biggest presents they could ask the Knights, he attends all the As for they received sewing machines for for. Their son, Larry, walked by him sumption home games he can. Christmas. self for the first time in two years. Larry's biggest desire in life is ·to A new Electrolux vacuum and gen Larry, a former student at St. Am return to school. Eventually lie hopes eral house cleaner was presented to brose Academy, was seriously injured to become a chiropractor. He would the Horne Ee department by the Elec two years ago in an auto accident like to help others towards that same trolux Co. after a demonstration was which proved fatal for his companion, goal of recovery and a new start in given to the Family Living class by a Mary Kay Pohlman. After spending life. company representative. almost a year in a coma, Larry em erged totally paralyzed, his mind a blank. He did not even recognize a picture of himself, much less his par ents or relatives. It's been a long road, but Larry has made remarkable progress. In mental development, he has remembered most It takes a stitch in of the different stages of his life, start• time to gain ap ing from about age three. Doctors have said that the details of the accident proval from Sr. Lo will be the last things he will recall. retta Cecile, BVM. In his studies Larry has progressed to about seventh grade level. He receives Here Peg Pohlmann two hours of special education every and Mary Snyder, Saturday. both '63, show their Physically, Larry has improved im measurably. Five days a week he goes work to Sister, only to the Palmer School Clinic for ther hoping they will apy and treatment, which last an aver age of four hours. During one of these not be told to take treatments he first walked. He also out the stitching exercises at the Lend-a-Hand Club on and start over. Sew Tuesday nights, and at home during much of the day, what, they say. Coordination is a big part of the ( T h a t ' s a pun, struggle. Larry must read, write and color so that his dexterity may improve. Bub!) However, he can read only a few pages a day because his eyes start to water or he begins to see double if he reads too much. Larry loves to have people visit him 61 JourneyTo Earths CenterEncourages Sport Of Spelunking by John Beh "Spelunking" is not a misspelled word, but the technical term for the sport of cave exploring. Interest in this sport has been arous ed by the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth, which played during the Christmas vacation at the Capitol theater. Caves have held a fascination for man since the beginning of time. As sumption senior Isabelle McNamara is fascinated even though she has not journeyed to the center of the earth. She has, however, explored caves. The National Speleological Society, with over 2000 members in all sec tions of the country, is devoted to un locking the secrets of the underground world. Isabelle's father, John McNa mara, is the regional chairman for this area. Within caves many unbelievable things can be discovered, Isabelle has found. One of the largest and most in teresting caves, Carroll Cave, located near Jefferson, Mo., has such features as an underground river, waterfalls, and many species of animaJs to interest a biology student, says Isabelle. Another interesting cave which Isa belle has visited is Hunters' Cave, near Andrew, Iowa, which is well known for its animal life and a rare millipede which was discovered there. "This is no sport for sissies because It won't all fit . . . Of course not, this is spelunking equipment, some of it takes a lot of energy and a complete which is worn or carried. lsabelJe McNamara packs the sman article as her disregard for the elements of the sub father holds the bag open. terranean wor , bul for those who are in search of an adventuresome, awe-inspiring, and down-into-the.earth "Be It Enacted" Opens Subiects sport, spelunking is the answer," Isa belle maintains. For the lady spelunker there is no As AHS Enters Forensic Meet such thing as chivalry - gals are wel "Be it enacted by the Eighth An problem were discussed and fully ex come to become members as long as nual High School Forensic Conference plained. During the final round of dis they can keep up with the fellows. Legislative Assembly," began the re cussion, a bill was drafted for consid Every club has tules to follow and cording secretary after a bill was put eration in the sessions of the legisla this one is no different. Rules state before the Legislative Assembly for tive assemblies for the following day. that each caver will be personally re discussion. The student legislators finished this sponsbile for his or her own necessary preliminary work at 9:30 p.m. and This scene was part of a new and then began to prepare cases in order gear and food. Moreover, in order to interesting experience for 16 speech keep cars clean, a change of clothes to pass their bills in the Student Sen students representing Assumption at ate. and shoes, overalls, or clean garments the Eighth Annual High School For to be worn over muddy clothes must ensic Conference held at Iowa City on Two sessions of legislative assem be taken along. Dec. 11-12. All attending representa blies were held on Saturday in which "If you have even the smallest in tives were entered in discussion student legislators learned and profit terest in this sport, you are welcome groups and legislative assemblies. ed by the rules of parliamentary pro to come to any of the meetings which Other fields of endeavor were original cedure as they fought for passage of are held at the Davenport Museum on oratory, oral interpretation and ex their bill . The bills which were pre the first and third Tuesdays of each temporaneous speaking. sented on the Senate floor were first month," Assumption's lady spelunker accepted by a screening committee. asserts. Each of the 34 discussion groups con sidered the problem: What Policy in The participating students returned Fr. A. Conrad, after purchasing a Labor-Management Relations Will Best as experienced student legislators who new Rambler with a gearshift, said Serve The People of The United States? had the opportunity of fighting for pas sage of their bills on the House and that he was "tired of being a shiftless On Friday, four rounds of discussion Senate Floors of the Old State Capitol character." were held. All phases of the entire Building. 62 Is GirlsPhys Ed Just Another01' MacDonald's Farm? by Mary Ann Keller and scootering. This latter consists of Ducks? No, it was the girls them What's behind the plastic curtain? riding a square wooden board on four selves, while doing a series of exer . . rabbits? . . . birds? . . . ducks? wheels. These races resulted from pop cises, who couldn't restrain from mak So wonder some male phy ed students ular demand when the leaders took ing those strange sounds. Designed when they hear feminine voices shriek over gym classes. to stimulate good posture, balance, and ing "Come on - you've hopped this Birds? ... there sure were! Shut poise these exercises looked more rid far" . . . , a weak solo timidly calling tlecocks flew over the net during many iculous than beneficial. The next day "Where'd the bird land? ... and be gym classes as the girls learned t™!re the girls weren't laughing, however, tween chuckles an occasional "quack. was much more to badminton than the when they awoke with sore muscles. quack." simple game they played at home. Rabbits? No, those feminine voices That timid soloist was no doubt Rita There will be no mystery on the oth belonged to a relay team encouraging Macken '61, who shot the bird to erside of the curtain next quarter. a member on to victory. Hopping was where it now rests - on a high beam. The boys will easily recognize the up not the only form of such races. In The girls were also given instructions coming sport, basketball, a favorite cluded, also, were skipping, running, in wiffle-ball and kick-ball. with the girls. Junior Fulfills Ill -Chosen Wish by Mary Maher her. As she started to get up, I real "If I were the teacher, I'd ... " This ized I was the teacher. I should be thought has crossed many students helping her. Finally I got my brain minds - mine included. in motion and went to help her. Kar As a senior gym leader, I got my en was a little shook-up, but she wasn't chance to play "teacher." It was a alone. nightmare! Pat Swails '61 also suffered a fall Walking out on the gym fioor, I gave in my class. It didn't bother her then. a short, sharp blast on the whistle But an x-ray taken the following morn and in a demanding voice yelled "line ing revealed a bruise near the brain - up." This was to show them I meant nothing serious, however. busin Out of this nightmare something My class program consisted of run good did result. Many headaches of a ning relays. Things went smoothly - teacher were brought to my attention for a while. Suddenly Karen Melroy - for instance, planning an interest '61 tripped while running a race. Nat ing class. Yet even worse was trying urally I waited for the teacher to help to execute that plan. Who Says "Figures Don't Lie?" Statistics Help Disprove Saying by Gary LaFayette 13-13 tie which Davenport was only At some time unknown to me, some able to muster in the final 24 seconds illustrious chap also unknown to me of play, said "Figures don't lie." However, Turning to another popular sport, figures or statistics tend to be quite basketball, we see that statistics, while deceiving at times. necessary, are not all-important. Again For example, on the sports scene using the Knights of Assumption as an many statistics are involved: "Most example, one might point out that four home runs in a season, most passes of the seven teams which they have completed, most rebounds per game, played have had a better shooting per won-lost records, etc." These are quite centage than they. Four have also out necessary. However, they cannot alone scored the Knights from the field. Yet be utilized in explaining the outcome the Knights have been victorious in or predicting the future outcome of seven of their nine outings. sports events. Rock Island and Wahlert, the two This can more aptly be explained by teams to whom the Knights have a few examples. First of all, in football, bowed, both outshot and out-percent by comparative scores it can be shown aged u.mption. So what! Delvinr that Davenport high school was more deeper, one might observe that Regis than 80 points better than Assumption and Bettendorf outscored As5u.mption high school. Davenport fairly trounced by 16 and 8 points respectively, from Rock Island, who in turn battered Al the field. Bettendorf and even out leman, who smashed the Knights of classed North Scott had better per A umption. All of the games were centages than the Knights. decided by four touchdowns or more. Looks like Stephanie Grant and Den But school spirit and the will to win ise O'Neill, both sophomores, are still But Davenport did not beat Assump cannot be measured or expressed by tion 80-0 or 40-0, nor did they win at statistics and these two essentials ap in their first childhood. Actually they all. Rivalry and tradition often make parently have made the difference. are performinr a favorite exerc in statistics meaningless as was the case These facts lead one to doubt the auth when the stubborn Knights held the entici,ty of the ser.mingly veracious gym class, a workout on the scooter state's fourth-ranked Blue Devils to a statement "Figures don't lie." board. 63 Sportlite by Dick Wolfe Whatever method Assumption uses to get to Sioux City this weekend it's fairly certain they won't be flying be cause of the expense involved . Plans for Assumption to drive to Dubuque and fly from there with Wahlert were dropped when it was discovered it would cost $1600 for a 40 passenger plane . Instead the traveling squad will either go by car or go by bus with the Golden Eagles. The bus costs $350. The youthful-looking giant saunter ed up to this writer in a Joliet hotel one recent Sunday afternoon, pointed his finger, and jokingly threatened, "Assumption's next." The giant was Ron Summers, 6' 7" center on the St. Ambrose College basketball team, who just a short while before had shattered Joliet Bob-bop-bada-bop ... Paul Bauer and Greg Cusack, both '61, with horn Catholic's glass bankboard while dunk bellowing, lead a cheer at one of Assumption's home games. ing the ball during warm-up . This forc ed postponement of the Lewis-Ambrose game . KnightsFace Dowling, Heelan Next What would Assumption do if this ever happened to them? Since the sup Th is week -end the Knights make Knight s against both East Moline and ports for the side baskets are the same their longest road trip of the season Alleman, was impressed by the rugged as the two main ones, officials would when they journey to Sioux City for rebounding displayed by Dan Hawley probably just switch with the side one. Friday and Saturday games with Des and Bob Schebler. Moines Dowling and Heelan in the Big Father ·waiter env1s1ons the inch The only common opponent the two Four Classic. thick glass bankboards being cracked teams have played this season is Cedar or shattered some day, but shudders Last year Assumption, playing host Rapids Regis . Regis lost to Dowling to think of the hole it would make in for the classic, managed to salvage one 50-49 and to Assumption 87-82. the athletic budget. A set costs 250, of its four legitimate victories by beat and individual backboards more than ing Heelan and had Dowling on the Heelan, losing first team All-Stater 150. ropes before faltering in the fourth Tom Tuttle, who was also named to As. quarter . sumption's All-Opponent team, and • • .. All-City center Larry Schrieber by One of the most avid of the fans Friday's contest with Dowling will graduation, is having trouble finding at the Assumption home games has feature individual battles between Bob capable replacements. been Larry Lucier, (See story on page Schebler and Dowling's Denny Couch 61). Larry livens up when discussing under the board , and crafty little guard Regina, Jan. 9 and Alleman Feb. 9 Mike McCleary's shooting, "He shoots Charley Sovich against dead-eye Mike are the Knights' final two home games just like his brother," Larry noted as McCleary in the back court. of the year. The last two games away he recalled Terry's glory days at St. from home are at Cedar Rapids Regis Ambrose Academy in 1956-57. Lucier Maroon coach Joe Sesbeau, a form Feb . 5 and North Scott at Eldridge still has trouble talking but he did er Quad City resident, who viewed the Feb . 19. voice the opinion that the Knights may do well in the tournament . ICE SKATE • • Mike McCleary set the most-consecu HEADQUARTERS ti ve-free-throws-made record for the Nestor Johnson & Hyde Skates past two years in a recent practice ses For Girls, Men & Children sion. He made 57 straight. The dimi nutive senior has hit over 60 several FIGURE SKATES times and is near the Quad -City top in $10.95 & Up game percentage. RACERS & HOCKEY • • • Skate Socks • Mits The next time Karl Noonan is told SwHters • Hockey Caps that he should pay his way into the bees • Skate Guards games he can honestly say that he al ready has because of dental work. Karl arrived later than the rest of the team at Aurora for the Marmion game. The HANSSEN'S ticket-taker, wary of gate-crashers, 213-215 W. 2nd made the lanky sophomore pay his way Village Shopping Center in. 64 Little KnightsGet Reserves Roll Behind Collins Jeff Collins scored 45 points to lead point the last two periods to win the varsity reserves to victories in their their second game in two outings. TheTough Breaks first three games. The reserves beat The Assumption sophomore ba~ket Davenport 55-50, Rock Island 57-51, and Collins and Dick Wolfe each fired ball team had a 3-8 record after 11 Bettendorf 58-35. in 16 for Assumption. games. Balanced scoring marked 1the re The sophs dropped their opener 46- Davenport Jed by as much as ten 38 to Rock Island. serves third triumph at Bettendorf Dec points throughout most of the Dec. 29 with Collins, Tony McAndrews, and They bounced back the next night 19 contest but an Assumption press defeating North Scott 47-31 with Mike John Fennelly each tallying 12 and proved effective in the fourth quar Mike Ceurvorst 10. McCarthy hitting for 12. ter. This was followed by three losses, to Regis 68-50, Bettendorf 47-46 and Collins had 17 and Tom Eaton 12 There are several brother combina Wahlert 63-48. for Assumption while Bob Fitzgerald tions on Quad-City basketball teams Dec. 13 the Little K_nights defeated scored 15 for the Blue Devils. such as the Baraks at Rock Island and Iowa City Regis 64-37 with Doug Duda Van Zants of Bettendorf but for the hitting for 12. The Knights grabbed a six point first nine games A umption had the The next four games were dropped halftime lead at Rock Island Dec. 26 only nephew-uncle twosome in John to Marmion 53-46, East Moline 39-30, and then matched the Rocks point for and Larry Fennelly. Alleman 62-45 and Wahlert 61-54. Pat Murray sank a 20 ft. shot with one second left in the game to give Coach Ron Millen's cagers their third victory, 41-40 over East Moline. Gerry Ketelaar chipped in 14 points to lead Our University scoring. Grapplers Score aspect of In Early Outings HOPSACK Assumption's wrestling team drop ped a 26-14 meet at East Moline Dec. 9. John Davies '61, garnered the only . .. a natural with pin as the Panthers captured 8 out of 12 matches. Jerry Kane '60, Tim Goffar '60, and young men Bob Deluhery '62, won by decision. The grapplers captured a 38-10 vic tory at Burlington Dec. 17. Here's the favorite fabric in Jerry Kane, John Davies, Ray Hart our top ranking model. •. '61, John Hancock '62, and Bob De luhery racked up pins to lead the scheduled for All American Knights over the Greyhounds. status in style. Tailored in Denny O'Toole '60, Tim Goffar, and the handsome tradition with Rich Moore '60, won by decision. Mike Reisinger '61, and Paul Castro natural shoulders. Priced in '60, gained ties. line with your clothing allowance. Bettendorf trounced the Knights 33-9 at Bettendorf Jan. 9. Decisions were gained by the relia ble trio of Jerry Kane, John Davies and sophomore heavyweight Bob Deluhery. $)995 GRA Lists Winners The finals of the GRA badminton tournament were held Dec. 18. Win ners were Isabelle McNamara and Mary Denise O'Brien, both seniors. Freshman-sophomore winners were Julie State '62, and Louise DeZorzi '62. Elaine Feeney '62, badminton sport head, was in charge of the tournament, Of the 75 girls who signed up for the tournament, only two defaulted. The first eliminations started on Nov. 19. 0 GORDON PRINTING CO. 7th at Perry 65 Varsity Cops Preholiday Tilts On the Court After Road Defeat At Wahlert Frosh(agers Jump Assumption saw its three game win formance at Iowa City, Leonard was ning skein end at Dubuque Dec. 11 elevated to a starting role. ToGood 4-2 Record when the Golden Eagles edged out a The Knights' round-ball fortunes Assumption's freshman basketball 56-46 win behind the twenty point bar took a sharp rise Dec. 22-23 as Coach team bounced back from two early de rage of junior Pat Dowd . Derouin's crew squeaked past East Mo feats to win four straight games . The effects of playing away from line 73-70 and Alleman 57-54 in an ov home for the first time after four ertime. The littlest Knights, after defeats to home games were obvious as Wahlert Dan Hawley, originally inserted in DeWitt St. Joseph 34-30 and Alle the starting line-up for only the open overcame an early four point deficit man 53-32, beat Clinton 53-28, Dec. to grab a 28-20 intermission advantage. ing tip-off, responded with 23 points in the highest scoring night of his car 17, behind a 19 point burst of Jeff Dick Wolfe with 12 and sophomore Gadient. Karl Noonan with 11 paced Assump eer as the starting five went the route tion 's scoring . against the Panthers. Besides his rugged rebounding, Bettendorf fell 69-41, Dec. 21 with Dick Leonard came off the bench to Schebler added 17 while McCleary Nick Prochaska hitting for 23. score 12 points, including a game-win scored 19. East Moline's sharp-shooting DeWitt St. Joseph was downed Jan. ning free throw with one second re guards Angie Vallejo and Jerry Hop maining, to lead the Knights past Re kins tallied 22 and 24 markers respec 4, by the onsurging frosh 53-31 with gina 58-57 in an afternoon contest at tively . Prochaska pumping in 21. Iowa City Dec. 13. Deft ball-handling by McCleary, Karl Leonard made his free thr ow despite Noonan, and Butch Richardson tore the Prochaska hit 15 as Fr . Charles howls and beating drums from the un Panther press to shreds . Mann's cagers dumped North Scott ruly Regina students . East Moline, almost invincible on 45-26 for their fourth straight win. The scrappy Regals were down by their home court the past two years, five at halftime but came roaring back was handed its first home defeat of to tie the fray at 58 all on Jim Mc the current season. The sixth triumph Guire's two free throws with a minute of the season for the Knights enabled left. This set the stage for Leonard's Assumption to surpass last year's to heroics. tal of five wins, including one forfeit . The senior forward grabbed- a missed Schebler again starred the following hook shot by Bob Schebler and was night against Alleman's Pioneers when fouled by McGuire. He missed the first he came through with a crucial three of his two shots from the charity line point-play in the dying seconds of the but hit the second to win th hard overtime to put the Knights ahead fought struggle. 55-54. As an anti-climax, Butch Richard Balanced scoring showed the way in son intercepted Alleman's pass from the Assumption scoring column . Along out of bounds and potted a jump shot with Leonard's 12, Mike McCleary had just before the final buzzer. Schebler 15, Bob Schebler 11, and Butch Rich continued his consistent scoring with ardson 11. 19, while Hawley with 11 was the only Marmion's Warriors were dealt their other Assumption player to hit double third loss in five decisions at Aurora figures. Ron VandeValde connected for For any occaaion Dec. 18, 60-50 despite 19 points by 20 on his long jump shots for the Green Game, Danco, Rally - senior center Fred Reherman. The Ca and White. Wear those slip,on sad dets could manage to get only 14 first The victory terminated three years dlos in gay school colors with school half points but outscored the Knights of winless frustration for the Knights lotter. 36-31 in the last two periods. against the Pioneers and also gave them Schebler scored 17, McCleary 14, and a one game edge in the 21 contests Leonard 11. As a reward for his per- against the cross-river rival. Glamourize your Cagers Fall, Rise In Weekend Dancing Feet The Varsity basketball team ended out with the score standing at 68-66 a 16 day layoff by dropping a game to in favor of E.M. FREE Wahlert of Dubuque 62-53, Jan. 8 at Back in play the Knights worked with any flat purchased at the home gym. the ball to Bob Schebler who sank a The Golden Eagles grabbed an ear jump shot from deep in the comer Petersen's. ly lead and were never threatened by to send the game into overtime. the heavy footed Knights. After the overtime the score stood Soph Kar I Noonan and Dan at 70-70 by virtue of a Panther bucket Hawley led Assumption scoring with and a pair of free throws by Schebler. 13 each while five Wahlert perform ers hit in the double figures. In the sudden death period Schebler sank another gift shot despite heck The next night Assumption came ling from the E.M. stands. from behind to defeat East Moline 73- 70 again at home. In the scramble following the missed Karl Noonan poked a 30 ft. shot to second attempt, Noonan grabbed the Shoe Salon-Petersen's 2nd Fl. give the Knights a sudden-death win. ball and sank his game ending shot. With 11 seconds left in the nip and Schebler led both teams with 30 tuck contest, the Knights called time points. Noonan had 23. 66 Froshlead Roll According to the recently released KNIGHT first semester Honor Roll, 231 students had a scholastic average of "B" or bet ter. As last quarter, the freshmen again BEACON lead the school with 66 members on the honor roll (33 boys, 33 girls). Juniors t ' I • II I I : I I I . . I I I . . I . I I I and sophomores had 57 students each on the honor roll. Of the juniors, 23 were boys, 34, girls. Sophomore mem Musicians Face Tough Months bers numbered 36 girls, 21 boys. Last February and March will be impor parochial grade schools will also repre came the seniors who placed 51 on the tant months for the members of As sent Davenport. sumption's Glee Club and Band. honor roll (17 boys, 34 girls). Seventeen Assumption soloists will On Feb . 26 the Glee Club will at Twenty _ three students earned vie for honors: clarinet, Mary Denise tend a workshop in Muscatine, where O'Brien, Mike Fitzsimmons, Joan Ber straight A's, 5 more than last quarter. they will compete with St. Mary's of endes, Barb McClosky, and Dave Crat Of the 23, 15 are girls and 8 are boys. Clinton, Regina of Iowa City, and ty; flute, Mary Stafford, Gwen Gaukler The sophomore class leads with 8 stu Hayes of Muscatine. and Sue Mentzer; saxophone, Dave dents making first honors (4 girls, 4 Pyne and Pat O'Toole; trumpet, Paul Assumption is entered in all phases boys) . The seniors follow with six, all Bauer, Greg Cusack and Jerry Schutte; of the competition, mixed chorus, boys' of whom are girls. The freshmen and trombone, C 1 if f d'Autremont and chorus and girls' chorus. juniors come last with 4 and 5 respec George Knight; drums, Paul Berendes tively attaining first honors. On March 19, the Assumption band and Stephanie Grant. will travel to Ottumwa, to compete The soloists, bands and orchestras with schools from Ottumwa, Iowa City, considered best by the judges at Ot Muscatine, Fort Madison and West tumwa will perform in Davenport dur Sopbs ThrowDance Point. Music students from Davenport "The Legion of Decency should get ing the local diocesan festival April 29 after that fellow on the poster," one - 30. The festival will be held at the of the Sisters was heard to say. Masonic Temple and St. Ambrose Col Jury Will Decide lege. The fellow Sister meant was Cupid, Jurors, sworn in by Judge Daniel heralding the coming of the Valentine Ralph Ambrose Hawley last Friday, The annual festival is part of this Dance sponsored by the sophomore will meet today to hear final argu year's plan to promote a statewide class. The dance is scheduled for Feb. ments in the trial of the Knight Bea meeting of the best qualified soloists 26 from 8 to 11. con. and groups, both vocal and instrumen tal, from each of the four dioceses. The sophomores are planning to do Members of the jury are seniors The plan is being promoted by Mr. all the decorations in red and white Al Sauala, Pat Behan, Betti Brandt, Carl Paarman and Sr. M. Frances Ag hearts and streamers, and they're hop Joe Bryant, Mary Condon, Gerry Eh nese, BVM, who were recently elected ing to be able to use red and white recke, Bob Johnston, Mary Denise president and secretary respectively of lights. O'Brien, Joe Ross, Mary Sue Schwiet the National Catholic Musical Educa ers, Bill Bell and Judy Swift. They've planned unusual dances tion Association. (broom, chain, trap and leap'year) and George McCarthy, attorney for the games, along with group singing to be prosecution, has issued a statement to led by Fathers Boyle and Perry dur the press. He contends, "The content ing the half hour intermission. Door of the evidence is so conclusive that Hi - Lites prizes and free refreshments will also the prosecution feels it can prove, be FEBRUARY be on the agenda. Now what more yond any reasonable doubt, its charge 23 Basketball Sectional, Davenport could you ask for 50c except "Will you that the Knight Beacon is not a truly at Clinton be my Valentine?" Catholic publication." Knight Beacon Trial, 4th and 5th periods 26 Holiday of Hearts Dance Music Festival Workshop at Mus ,. catine MARCH 2 Faculty Meeting 6-12 Career Week 17 St. Patrick's Day Assembly 21-25 Third Quarter Exams "Up a little more; now over to the right a little; okay, that's good," indicates Larry Montford '60, to Rose ann Laake and Howard Heydn, both '61. In observance of Catholic Press Month the special display was pro duced through the efforts of Heydn especially for the Knight Beacon. 67 Beacon Presents Document As "Exhibit No. 1" by l\lary Maher socially, spiritually, and athletically. goes on any longer, faculty and stu Therefore, because the paper is spon dents ought to sit down and consider Whl·n the Knight Beacon goes on sored by a Catholic group does not nec what a school paper is, what it should trial, it i- up to the jury to decide essarily mean that all the news must be, and what the possibilities for rec whether or not the paper is truly Cath be directly concerned with the spirit onciling the difference are." olic. This document is ubmitted as ual. The Knight Beacon must cover all That's what the trial will do, evidence for the defense. aspects of the school life. Sr. M. Borgia, BVM, a former jour nalism teacher, \Vho analyzed the Du "However the denominational aspect buque Witness as a part of her course isn't slighted and shouldn't be," Sister Puns Reveal in a :c:minar of Catholic Journalism at maintains. Marqudte University, will be the star A staff study of the January issue Cynical Bent witness for the defense. revealed that the retreat was stressed When the senior boys in their Eng Referrin g to her study based on Mari by an article on the front page and some others scattered throughout the paper. lish class were studying trite phrases tain's Christian Humanism, Si ter con and ways to eliminate them, they were tends, "Catholic Journali m could be A regular column, Liturgy and Laity, deals with the Mass and the Sacra given an assignment to hand in 10 trite broadly classified into two main divi phrases. Some of the students, misun sions - Catholic by inspiration or Cath ments. These articles are definitely Catholic by denomination. derstanding the assignment, wrote old olic by denomination. A paper Cath sayings with new twists . With a cyn olic by inspiration, though inspired by "A Catholic school paper should def ical touch Jim McGrath revised some Christian wisdom, does not commit the initely be distinguished from that of a of these well-worn adages: Church to its stands. Because it in secular." Sister Borgia affirms. volve no other source or group spon- Fools rush in and get the best seats. ormg it, it i 'accidentally' Catholic." In reporting, the Knight Beacon fol An apple a day makes 365 a year. lows Christian principles of truth and "On the other hand a paper denom A bird in the hand makes blowing honesty. The copy editor has the job your nose harder. ma llonally Catholic is •c~scntially' of catching errors, not just spelling but A fool and his money really have a Catholic. It does commit the Church to any facts that would prove harmful to blast. its stand·, therefore limiting it to those anyone. Often innocent material - aspects of the news that are directly which could be read between the lines A rolling stone can knock you down cum·crning \\'Jth the supernatural life - is deleted to prevent any misunder and kill you. of the Catholic." standing. One man's meat is another man's Just which definition fits the Knight peanut butter. In an article, The Case of the High Beacon? Actually, the paper is a com School Paper, printed in Today, Sister Those who live by the sword will bination of the.;e classifications. M . Pacis, OSF, states "For too long the probably cut their toes off. The pur1>0se of a SC'hool paper is to high school paper has been publishing Did you hear about the man who mirror the C'hool life - scholastically, under false pretenses. Before the hoax stole a calendar and got 12 months? Pnp,tring for the workshop to be held in under the !lire<"lion or Si-.ter FranC'es Agne!>e, BV~. 68 After ·peaking to a large gathering of YCS'er on the pro Audio-VisualAids blem of racial dis crimination, M r . StimulateSenses Charles Toney en According to St. Thomas Aquinas, joys a hot cup of "nothing is in the intellect which is coffee. Assisting not first in the senses." The use of him are John An audio-visual aids is based on this prin derson '61, and Jim ciple. Johnson '60. In the process of learning it is a psychological principle that the more senses you bring into play, the more easily you learn and retain knowledge. Sr. M. Helen Regine, BVl\l, serves as director or Assumption's audio-visual department. According to Sister Helen Regine, Assumption ha a well equipped visual-aid program, consid ering its short history. Equipment includes one Victor movie projector, two 150 w Standard film strip projectors, projection screens, a Webcor tape recorder, one Califone rec ord player, and RCA public address equipment. Sophomores Bob Bloomingcr and Gary Johnson have been specially trained to set up the PA system when ever it is needed. During the past year the Mothers' Club has purchased some new equip "Northerners Are Hypocrites," ment for the school: two RCA movie projectors, two standard 750w film strip projectors, five projection screens States Study Night Speaker and two Wollensak tape recorders. "Northerners are hypocrites. They expelled or made powerless by the say one thing but practice another," AFL, 2) Quad-City Communists were Tape recorders have proved valuable said Mr. Charles Toney at the YCS defeated 4-1 in union elections. in many classes. In language courses, Study Night, Feb. 14. Founder of the Catholic Interracial particularly Spanish, tape recordings Mr. Toney is a member of the League Council in this area and an outstand are used to illustrate proper pronuncia for Social Justice, the Catholic Inter ing figure in the labor field for the tion of words and to record student racial Council, and the National Asso past 25 years, Father O'Connor also conversation. Students may make a re ciation for the Advancement of Colored teaches philosophy and sociology at cording, play it back, and study their People. Several years ago he was also St. Ambrose College. own pronunciation. In Sr. Mary Eu prominent in the fight against Com A movie, A City Decides, a story of stella 's Spanish classes the semester munist labor unions. St. Louis school integration, closed the exam was recorded on magnetic tape. "Southerners preach and practice Study Night. In the peech department, tape re segregation but Northerners preach cordings aid students in developing integration and practice segregation," voice control. In Engli h and religion, Mr. Toney continued. Shoot Seniors records of great works or recordings As an example he told of a doctor of speeches give the student firsthand and a lawyer who were without local For Posterity knowledge of the subject rather than office space for one year because they "Remember the Alamo! I'm about to ju t a brief explanation of it. were Negroes. meet my Waterloo." These might be the Earlier in the year, English students "In Davenport," he said, "a skilled thoughts running through the mind of viewed several movies taken from Negro carpenter or tool and die mak a senior as he prepares to have his class great books and plays (Mutiny on the er cannot find a job but must go to picture taken. Bounty and Romeo and Juliet). Film Illinois." Seniors Dick Fick and Jane Alston strips used in history and science Asked about Negro superiority in are prt-scntly arranging the times for classes familiarize the student with the spot ts, Mr. Toney replied, "It's not posing at Frederick's Studio. topic being studied. that the Negroes are superior but that Girls rush from friend to friend Sister Helen Regine adds, "Many more of them are competing in sports." gathering conflicting opinions as to more pictures and sounds arc available Fr. William O'Connor pointed out how she should fix her hair and what through the use of film and magnetic in his talk that the Catholic Church she should wear. The boys don't seem tape. Audio-visual aids are necessary, urges all workers to belong to labor to care until they step inside the pho but are no substitute for the teacher." :mions. tographer's office. Father felt that the McClellan Com Proofs are received and seniors be Fr. Edmund Weeg asserts, "There mittee hearings were a failure because gin to wail. "I can't look that bad.'' The arc more possibilities for audio-visual ••every schoolboy knows about Jimmy retort, "It looks ju t like you," has c>.1dsthan we have tried. They have Hoffa." Catholic colleges have failed to cooled many a friend hip. their greate. t value in science." train men to organize the people, he Pictures arrive! Then there seems to Flims, filmstrips, and magnetic tapes said. be an unannounced contest to see who are available to the department through Besides his disappointments, Father can accumulate the most. A composite !he State Univer~ity of Iowa Library. O'Connor reported two successes: 1) picture will be published in the senior A sumption now has approximately 180 most of the Communists in unions were issue of the Knight Beacon. filmstrips in its own files. 69 (Editor's Note: The editorial page concentrates on Council Chooses Berntsen questions this issue . We believe these questions are Quiet leadership - that is the mark of the Student Council's choice for Youth of the Month, senior John of importance to students. Do you have the answers?) Berntsen. He is the fourth student to be so honored. Previous choices were Carole Gross '60, Gary Jan sen '61, and Jane Mumey '62. "l am certainly very happy to receive this honor, Lite Flashes but I feel that there are students more worthy than Soon everyone will be sacrificing pop and candy, par I," said John. ticipating in daily Mass or saying the stations. Here Selected for his co-operative spirit, John always are a few slants taken by some freshman students works to his full capabilities. Because of solid scho regarding this coming Lent: lastic work he is consistently on the Honor Roll . John is to be inducted into the National Honor Society Mary Snyder on Feb . 17. "The first Sunday of Lent is the real opening which The son of Mr . and Mrs . Ernest Berntsen , 2135 leads us to Christ Crucified and prepares us for Easter Wilkes, John is a member of Holy Family parish. confession and communion." A staff writer for Kit Dower the Knight Beacon, John is also a group "Dust thou art and to dust thou shalt return" in leader i n YCS . tones the priest on Ash Wednesday . But it will take John wrote the ar more than giving up candy to turn our actions into ticle on the senior gold dust for eternity. survey of T h e Catholic Messenger Mary State appearing in this "If I don 't suffer with Christ, I have no part in His issue. Resurrection . And Lent gives me this chance. Christ His other outside said, 'Follow Me'. I can do this by suffering and activities include offering up things the way Christ did." membership in the Alice Kurtz Columbian Squires "Lent is one of my favorite times of the year. It and an after school j o b a t Koenig 's gives me a chance to follow in the footsteps of Christ." Market . Hunting and backyard sports rate top hon Where Friends Meet? ors in John's re Do you intend to use the library for some construc maining time. John Berntsen '60 tive purpose, or merely as a convenient place to meet a friend? DidR H S SolveA H S Puzzle? According to Sr. M. Eustella, BVM, head librarian, Could the Regina high school students have the an "Everyone is entitled to make use of the library. Most swer to a problem that presents itself at every As of the students who come in receive valuable as suption dance? sistance from the 5,000 volumes on the shelves.'' The failure of the boys to participate in the danc These 5,000 volumes are of little concern to that ing had been one of the pet peeves of the Regis minority which regards the library as a nicely decor girls. To counteract the problem, the girls devised ated social center. However, even students who use the circle dance. The theory was that if the boys the library properly are probably not aware of all did not have to ask the girl but could just break the facilities it offers. in to the circle they would be more willing to dance. AHS students first came into contact with the circle The reference section includes copies of the Readers' dance at the postgame dance, Jan. 29, to which Regis Guide to Periodical Literature, Bartlett's Familiar Quo students were invited. tations, several almanacs, three sets of encyclopedia, One of the Regis cheerleaders explained that "the and numerous dictionaries. step is easy and the boys have no trouble dancing Sister Eustella boasts that the magazine section is It. This is the first year that the dance is being tried." comparable to any in this area. She adds, "Many stu At the start of the dance, the circle would be a dents working on science projects come in to read the good idea since it makes it easier for the less aggres latest science magazines." sive boys to mix with the girls, but this sort of danc Sister was also instrumental in obtaining the travel ing would undermine the real purpose of dancing - ing science library for Assumption, a feature that has that is giving the opportunity for boys and girls to attracted many interested students, meet. The group dances should lead to this mixing, however. Another feature, of special interest to seniors, is the "A few of these circles at Assumption dances might career file, which contains information on several encourage some of the boys who don't dance," stated thousand occupations. senior John Feyen who observed the dance closely. The only thing the library doesn't have is comic Is it the solution? books. Can you figure out why? L. M. J. A. 70 Read the Messenger? KNIGHT BEACON Read the Messenger? "As a Beacon in the ight" Well, maybe as an assignment for Religion but never any more than that. Too many Assumption students The Knight Beacon is published eight times a year by students of have this attitude toward our diocesan newspaper, The Assumption high school. The yearly subscription rate 1s $1.50. Catholic Messenger. EDITOR: Patrick Deluhery ASSOCIATE EDITORS : Carole Gross, Larry Montford What's in the Messenger to interest a student? News LAYOUT : Tom McDonnell, John Beh is the first ingredient. Current information on the BUSINESS MANAGER : Fred Perry CIRCULATION: Dick Fick, Mary Ann Sunderbruch "population explosion," racial problems, union slander COPY EDITOR: Margaret DiBlasio ing, and state aid to private schools is available in SPORTS EDITOR: Dick Wolfe PICTURE EDITOR · Tom McCarthy most issues of the Messenger. Complete coverage of PHOTOGRAPHERS : Gary Jansen, Paul Bauer Pope John XXIII and papal pronouncements are avail EDITORIAL STAFF : Jerry Kane, Ron l\ehmann, Kathy Kehoe, Roberta Elhs, Jim Johnson. John Berntsen , Dick Leonard. able to every Messenger reader. ADVISOR : Fr. William F . Wiebler Our Bishop, Ralph L. Hayes, uses the Messenger as a means of communicating diocesan news and an Liturgy and Laity nouncements to his flock. In its editorials the Messenger explains its stand on What's for Lent, Kent? various issues affecting Catholics. A recent example of by Jerry Kane this is its comment on the question: "Can a Cath "Whatcha giving up for Lent, Kent?" olic be a good president of the U.S. and still be a true "I think I'll give up the weed, Reed. I figure I can Catholic?" save enough money that way to buy a good lighter." Many columns are written by intelligent lay peo If that's what Kent is going to do during Lent, then ple as well as religious. The Question Box by Msgr. a lighter will be all he gets out of it. J. D. Conway is a typically popular feature. Donald Penance and self-sacrifice should be used to strength McDonald, a Catholic journalist, writes brilliantly, yet en yourself and to grow spiritually - not financially! clearly in his column Essays in Our Day. When you plant a seed, it dies at first, but out of Along with these features and editorial the Mes the decay comes a strong healthy plant. senger carries a book page that is one of the best in When you make sacrifice, you die a little, but from the U.S. Reviews of books and a section devoted to this death comes a stronger, healthier soul. popular Catholic magazines should interest anyone who reads for entertainment. So if you stop using perfume during Lent in order to buy a new hat for Easter, that's not self-denial, Bishop Hayes has declared, "Each one of you is a that's balancing the budget. living Catholic messenger. Before a messenger can If you want to make a real sacrifice, donate any carry a message he must be informed. You can be money you save during Lent to some worthwhile truthfully and fully informed by reading the Cath project other than yourself. We had to borrow books olic Messenger. It is a medium of communicating Christ's teaching to our people." during the Retreat to sing th~ Mass. Maybe we could save enough, through our Lenten sacrifices, to buy Will we follow our Shepherd's advice? song books for the school? P. D. Will It Stop Noise? LCS4-LCS4 No, this isn't one of Sr. M. Diana's unique formulas nor is it a new Russian discovery. It is the product of the Assumption student body. Translated it reads "A long corridor plus four stu dents yields laughter, crashings and shouting, four times louder than acceptable." For weeks the Assumption faculty has been try ing to eliminate this "reaction in the halls, especially during the noon hour. However, it is a hopeless task unless students cooperate. Only one request is made of us: - to be quiet while in corridors where clas es are being conducted. fiur" you,-.self up We may talk when in the cafeteria hall and in our classrooms. w;/1, mcrflf /col io"7 This demands very little effort on our part. Only three or four minutes of the entire lunch period need (LJeaf/,,, fo 6~/f) to be spent in silence. Surely we can obey this simple rule and rid As sumption of the equation LC-S4-LSC4. S. -H. 71 GirlTries To Help Mixed-UpEuglena by Sally Healey If you think some humans have a split personality you should meet a Euglena. For centuries this tiny crea ture has been trying to decide whether to be a plant or animal. And for years humans have been trying to help him decide. One such person is Stephanie Grant '62. As a science fair project this biolo gy student is trying to determine which characteristics - plant or animal - are predominate in the Euglena. Stephanie began her experiment Oct. 15, 1959. Having acquired enough Eug. lena for a class of 50, she placed them in three jars containing distilled water. Gibberelley acid, a chemical aiding plant growth was then added to the first jar while anterior pittuitary Sr. Mary Benita, CHM, biology teacher at Marycrest, suggests projects to growth hormone, an aid to animal sophomores Jane Molyneaux and Anne Humphrey for the forthcoming science growth, was added to the second. The fair. third jar was left untouched. Because the Euglena possesses both plant and animal characteristics it can Science Fair Proiects Develop; either manufacture or absorb its food. The Euglena in the first jar are both Rats and Mice Assist Students absorbing and manufacturing food, thus Protozoa and chlamydomonas . . . cose. Another senior, Ron Rehman, will displaying the dual characteristics; like these common biological terms were split the molecules of an animal's an animal cell those in the second jar discussed at the February science ad blood and to test for the protein con are absorbing their food and those in visory meetings given to encourage stu. tent. the third jar are manufacturing food dents to enter projects in the Spring The four advisors for the science through photosynthesis - a character Science Fair. meeting were Sr. Mary Benita, CHM, istic of the plant cell. Various projects are already under biology instructor, Sr. Mary Helene, "So far those having the aids are way, The effects of radioactivity on the CHM, physics teacher, both teachers at doing best," reports Stephanie. How thyroid gland of a rat will be the sub. Marycrest College, Mr . Bernard Born ever, no definite conclusions can be ject of sophomore Stan Maliszewski. ong of the St. Ambrose College Chem drawn without further research. John Berntsen '60, will demonstrate istry department, and Mr. Perry of the If the experiments go smoothly, film balance, using Benzene to demon Bendix Company . They suggested new Stephanie will present her project at strate the oil's tendency to stand on end ideas for projects, helped students de the Science Fair in the spring . Her ar while in water. cide on one, and contributed ideas for rangement will probably include draw Ines Friedrichs '60, will test for ra improving projects. ings, research notes and the jars of dioactivity in the breath of mice - Outlining the benefits and need for Euglena. which have been injected with Glu- participation in the Science Fair, Sister Benita said, "students get more than just experience out of making a project Jokes Verify The Proverb for the Science Fair. They get a know}. edge of the scientific method of doing things, just as studying history makes "Think Before You Speak" it easier for the student to understand by Ron Rehmann house with a match. In the house there current affairs . Through their knowl "A man has two coins which add up are a gas burner, an oil burner, and edge of scientific methods, the students to a total of 55c. One is not a nickel. a wood burner. Which one did he light will be able to better evaluate new What are the two coins?" Imagine this first?" scientific discoveries, and they will question being used in a college theo Answer: "The match, you idiot." realize that the accomplishments made logy exam! with gimmicks aren't near as important While visiting the Knight Beacon as the thought put into them." The answer is a "half a dollar and press room between semesters, Greg a nickel." One is not a nickel, but offered an explanation why things of While Sister emphasized the impor the other is. this sort were contained in a college tance of the Science Fair for those who A '59 graduate of Assumption now test. "These types of subtleties were had not planned to enter science as a a'.tMar quette U., Greg Huyette, queried used to teach students to think before profession, Mr. Bornong felt that proj his younger brother Dave about this speaking," he said, ects entered in the Science Fair, and many similar questi ons. "would encourage students to enter in Arriving at school the following Considering what was emphasized in to the field of science as a profession." morning, Dave promptly began spread the preceding paragraph, think before replying to the next question. The discussions given after school, ing these "jokes" among his sopho Feb. 12, in the biology and physics labs, more classmates. "How far can a dog run into the were open not only to the students en. Another classic example of this type woods?" Answer: "Halfway, then he tering projects in the Science Fair, but of humor is: "A man walks into a starts running out." also anyone interested in science. 72 Student Directors and Actors Present Four One Acts by Kathy Kehoe sister plagued by hallucinations, was job of ad libbing and smoothing over Applause ringing in their ears after played by Mary Guile, who had her blown lines . Carole Daisey was poised the performance of their one-act plays, character well established and develop as a young sophisticate and Bev John student actors and directors are return ed her share of the humorous dialogue son built the maid into a remembered ing props and putting away scripts. to the fullest. figure with her clever stage business. Margaret Riese played a well-charac The Birds, Flapper Girls, Three Willy Velvet, Detective was a par terized spinster. Weird Si ters, and Willy Velvet, De ody on radio mystery plays and took tective were presented February 21-22 place around a microphone. Gary Jan In the spring the Drama Club will in the auditorium. Student directors sen, the detective, narrated in a deep present a full length play, sti11 to be were Kathy Kehoe, Beverly Parisho, voiced monotone. Busy and effective selected. Tracy Plum, and Gary Jansen. Don Loftus portrayed the sound ef Caught in the act, aspiring sophomore Summing up the experiences of the fects man. Jim Prochaska was a smooth ca t members, Mary Guile states, "I announcer who double-crossed Gary actre es from the Flapper Girl, show gained a lot in self-confidence and in LaFayette, a physicist and guest pro expre · ions from their winning one being able to appreciate better the duct promoter. problems faced in TV, stage, and movie In Flapper Girls, Carolyn Lutgen, act play. The other winning plays are productions." with wide voice range, played a young The Birds, The Weird Sisters, and Wil In The Birds, John Viggos and Jer child . As mother of the Flapper Girls, ry Ehrecke played Euelpides and Pith Claudia Townsend did a commendable ly Velvet, Detective. etareus, ex-Greeks. As the straightman of the pair, Jerry had a good insight into his character, and was well moti vated in action and speech. John has an excellent command of the skepti cal type of delivery needed for Euel pides. Barb Smith was a graceful Procne, wife of Epops, the Bird King, played by Mary Jo Hanrahan, whose voice lent itself well to her majestic part. As the head-in-the-clouds poet, Carole Gross was wistful, yet scheming, and Mary Schepker was brisk and persuasive as the Real Estate woman. The bird chorus, butler bird, captains, and lead er had an excellent blend in their voice qualities plus good characterizations of tht>ir unusual roles. Two of the Three Weird Sisters were eccentric, old-fashioned, and delightful spinsters. Kay Campbell, as Bessie, an elocutioni t courted by a ghostly boy friend, was poised and coy. Mattie, her TRUSTEES First Federal Savings and Loan Assoc . 131 W. 3rd St Kay Furniture Co. 115 E. 2nd St. Benefactors McCarthy Improvement Co. McCarthy Insurance Co. Kahl Bldg. Ideal Plumbing Co. 507 Marquette DONORS Jim Spaeth Record Shop M. L. Parker Co. Halligan Funeral Home 614 Main St. FRIENDS Cook's Music Store 113 W. 3rd St. McKay Music Co. 228 W. 3rd St. Underwood Corp. 412 Brady St. Chanez Cleaners In a ·cene from The Bird-, Barb mith '62, the Procne, teaches an ex-Greek, 816 W 3rd St. John Viggos '60, to fly as Karen Haiston '62 looks on. T. E. Fieweger 73 Watch The Bulletin Boards For Latest News A glance at classroom bulletin boards informs onlookers that Assumption stu dents are interested in everything from Charlotte Ford's debut party to the "Bull's Roar." The Ford debut is part of an ex hibit in A-1 pointing out the differences between the "have's" and the "have not's" for Father Mottet's senior re ligion class which is currently studying social justice. Junior journalism students published the Bull's Roar daily during the first semester to acquaint them with the deadlines and operations of a news. paper. S-8's bulletin board invites the on looker to "Come to the Fair," and points out the skills acquired by Sister Ann Marita's typing students. One of the many bulletin boards throu bout the hool is ituated at the end One of the many modern features of -\\ in _ Informin ophomore . like . IcCarthy and fre hman Mike Flynn of the home economics department is about an article on the Ch·il War is Bob Deluhery '62. the magnetic fashion board in S-2. The latest styles in Vogue patterns are dis played on cut-out figures whose clothes Moral: Never Joke About Parties change with fashion trends. by . largaret DIBiasio game of miniature basketball, while Etiquette "Do's" and "Don't" face The Davenport game was going bad Mary Sue Schwieters, Jim Anderson, students in Sr. Mary Leon's homeroom ly, to say the least. During a time-out and Ray T1edje held forth at the piano. D-6. Mary Ann Sunderbruch, Mike McGee period someone voiced that familiar Across the hall from A-8, Mr. Wal and Art Johnson tried their hand at question - What's going on after the ton's room, young historians can find our indoor putting machine. game? I jokingly offered to stage a a graphic description of the current party for the senior class. We all had chapter of the history book. At one Tim Goffar, Bob Spahn, and Kathy a few laughs and continued watching time there was a reputedly original Kehoe were battling for the pop corn the game. copy of the Declaration of Independ tossing championship, while Moke Lohf, ence signed by George Walton, the his At halftime I began to get worried Carole Gross, and Paul Castro were tory professor. At present, the Gettys as people questioned me about the open conversing in Spanish. Mary Denise burg address holds a prominent posi house I was having after the game! O'Brien and Dennis Calkins were play tion on the board. Everyone assured me that it would be ing Euchre on the davenport. a small affair, just for seniors, noth Historically speaking, also, E-6 cele ing unwieldy. The rest of the 30 or more seniors brates the birthdays of February's pa triots on its bulletin board. ,As the stands emptied after the final present were dancing, talking, laugh buzzer, I watched in horror as the sen ing, eating, or singing. Tom Buechele, Father Arthur Perry's religion iors started for my house. Tim Goffar, with a megaphone, led a few rousing classes are brightened by a pictorial Kathy Kehoe and I reached home just cheers. description of the life of Christ taken before the crowd arrived. from a recent magazine. At about one o'clock everyone headed Numerous other bulletin boards pro My parents thought I was joking and for home. There was a little confusion vide food for thought with quotations that only a few people were coming. or inspirational phrases. My father calmly continued watching with letter jackets when Art Johnson television while my mother remained couldn't locate his. upstairs reading. After everyone had left, I began Listen For Lunch Stationing my brother at the pop cleaning up. As I dusted the furniture, corn popper I took stock of supplies. "Wonder what we're having for vacuumed the rugs, emptied ash trays lunch at school today?" We had exactly five bottles of pop in and dried dishes I realized that our sen the house. Should I work another Mir This comment need never be heard ior class is indeed unique. As many coming from an Assumption student. acle on the Mount, by blessing the five teachers and parents have remarked, bottles and passing them out to the the class of '60 has a wonderful spirit A few weeks ago, the BIG K colorful crowd? of "togetherness" and a tremendous radio started announcing the daily As seniors started to arrive, my par capacity for wholesome fun. lunch menu for AHS as well as other ents were mobilized for action. While schools in this vicinity. my father searched the town for ice All this may sound very corny, but By listening to KSTT each morning and pop, my mother arranged potato who can be cynical at that time of the you can learn what your friends are chips, crackers, cheese, lemonade, and morning? having for lunch at their schools, and pop corn on the dining room table. your mother won't duplicate your lunch Now who could that be at the door? My little brother even got into the menu at supper. Some of the voices sound familiar, but act, serving as official greeter. In bis no, it couldn't be. Nobody really took So f::lr the only menus announced hathrobe, he met everyone at the door, me seriously when I suggested that the are those of Davenport High, Alleman, took coats, and orders for pop. senior class drop over tonight so I UTHS, Rocky, and AHS. l!y now the party was in full swing. could write a surprise ending to this A menu is also posted weekly on bul l JJ' k Leonard was engaged in a hot story, did they? No ... No ... No , . letin boards in the school corridors. 74 "CommenceF•ire. I" Rings Out When "Muy Bonita-very GunmenPractice pretty," describes by Don Bock the panish doll "Ready on the right! Ready on the left! Ready on the firing line! Com t h e e three As mence fire!" Then occurred what sumption -tudents seemed to be the Germans of World a r e examining. War II murdering a group of their cap tives . But no, it was only a practice Sandy Hempel '61, session of the Davenport Police Depart adjust the scarf, ment's pistol team. with Bob Solis '61 A friend and I had been invited to at giving hi approval. tend one of their "shoots" by a member of the Scott County Sportsman's As B i I l Flynn '62, sociation, of which I am a member. I looks on. The dolls was somewhat reluctant to go, because I, like many others, become uneasy are on display in when surrounded by 20 policemen with the library. loaded guns . They give you sort of a guilt complex. No guilt complex is had from Gene Taylor, however, an Association officer who introduced himself. We asked to shoot our pistols. "You boys know," and we did, "that Students Travel In Stitches possessing a pistol without a sheriff's Vamos a Vihaar - let's go traveling speaking peoples, would find the study permit is a violation of the Federal through 16 Latin American countries ing of their language easier. Law; and it is similarly unlawful for via the Spanish dolls now on display To enliven her Spanish classes, Sis any minor to even touch a handgun." in the Assumption library. ter also makes extensive use of tape Our guilt complex renewed itself. Sr. M. Eustella, BVM, Assumption recordings, records. and flash cards, as well as films of our south-of-the "But laws are for the lawless; shoot librarian and girls Spanish teacher, border neighbors. Special Spanish pro safely and have fun. If you need any asked her junior Spanish class to make grams were presented on Christmas - thing like ammunition or targets I'm the dolls over the Christmas holidays. or Navividad - and the feast of Our sure the tax payers won't mind too Using a rag doll pattern she gave them, Lady of Guadalupe. much if you use the city's equipment." the girls were to fashion dolls of cot ton or muslin representing Spain, Mex "I intend to stress conversational Several minutes later another man ico, Cuba, and Haiti, as well as most came up to me. Spanish in class the second semester of the South American republics. in preference to reading or translating," "If you're going to shoot here you'll The 16 colorful dolls, each bedecked Sister stated. have to shoot right. You're going to have to make more noise too. Here with a festival costume worn by peo What do the girls think of all this? take this." ple in the country it represents, and One girl summed it up this way: "Me now on display in the library, are the mucho gusto - I like it lots." He handed me a Colt Golden Cup match .45 which sells for a cool $150. result of this assignment. ICA GRADS VOW He took a great deal of his time teach According to Sister Eustella, it is Two '57 graduates of ICA made their ing me a new grip or hold. It worked the custom in many Latin American first vows and received their religious with surprising results. countries for the inhabitants to array names as Sisters of the Holy Cross at After three hours we had used all of themselves in decorative costumes for St. Mary's College, South Bend, Ind., our ammo and most of theirs. This was special occa!-ions. Sister also explained during February. somewhat different entertainment for that this over-the-holidays assignment Mary Gert Leahy and Jo Lynne a week night but it proved enjoyable. was designed so that the students, Pohlmann, St. Mary's parish, will be I think we both learned that a police beooming acquainted with some of henceforth known as Sr. John Miriam man is not all law and tickets. the cultural aspects of the Spanish and Sr. M. Emmanuel, CSC. "THE DAILY DRAG"l?.AC£" T 75 With a little payola students can get reasons for using the product. The best petitive spirit. "It also decorates the a good grade in typing. The price? - letter out of each typing or shorthand room and inspires us to work harder. practice, practice, practice! class was chosen. It's funny when Sister puts up names To stimulate practicing, contests are The most recent of the contests was for having the most errors." held by Sr. M. St. Monica, BVM, in her the FACIT accuracy contest in which This payola pays off! typmg class. Practice, confidence, and both the boys' and girls' typing classes •ncouragement are the payola needed participated. Winners who will deceive Homemaker Award to win. Contests arc also sponsored by a medal for the highest amount of large national companies with prizes for words per minute without errors are: achievement. Della Powers '61, Karen Saunders '61, SeniorBudgets Way Bill Tiedje '62, Mike Abbott '62, Bob Looseleaf binders were won by Kay Reisinger '60, and Roseann Laake '61. Kcl cy, Linda Zinger, and Glenna Bar TowardState Honor ry, all '61, in the National Blank Book Della Powers said, "I received a type One down and two to go-Mary Sue Company contest. writer for Christmas. Since practice Schwieters has successfully completed would help win the contest I decided the first step in the three-step plan of Skripsert pens were awarded by the that since I had a typewriter I was go the General Mills Homemaker Schol Sheaffer Pen Company to juniors mg to practice to win." arship examination. Judy Ertl, Judy McDermott, Jean Kel To motivate the boys to reach higher This first step was a 50 minute test ler, Mary Jo McMahon, and Pat Becker. speed, Sr. Ann Marita, CHM, makes u e which covered the various phases of To the winners of the Dictation Dies of clever bulletin boards. One of the home life such as budgeting, nutrition, Company proJect, a box of four dicta displays used was a cutout of a fair. and family problems. Because she mer t10n records was awarded. Recipients As each boy reached a certain speed, ited highest among the Assumption par were Susan Henning '60, Della Powers his name was posted under such topics ticipants, Mary Sue will receive a dis '61, and Sandra Pohlpcter '61. In each as "crackshooters." tinctive homemaker pin which symbol contest the entrant was required to Mike Abbott '62, thinks that the use izes that "Home Is Where The Heart writ a letter to the company giving her of the bulletin board produces a com- Is." Also, her paper is among those being judged for the state titleship, the second phase of this plan. CPI Man Travels Door-To-Door Each state winner will receive a $1500 scholarship and a set of encyclo Interviews Christian Scientists pedias for her school. On April 23-29 ''Good evening, Ma'am, My name is but still remained very complicated. the winner and her school advisor will Jim Kemp, a CPI*. I wonder if you Ideas for this survey grew out of make an educational, expense-paid tour vould answer my questions about The an article in America, "Questions for of New York City, colonial Williams Catholic !\lessenger?" Catholic Papers" by Mr. Robert Hoyt. burg, Va., and Washington, D.C. The Jim was part of a survey taken in The results of this survey will be sent American Table Dinner in Washington conJunction with Catholic Press Month. to the Catholic Me enger and a letter on April 28 will climax this tour. Dur One hundred senior boys took part in will be sent to Mr. Hoyt. ing the dinner, at which 50 states and this survey which was conducted by Two surprising results of the survey the district of Columbia will be repre the English and religion classes. Each were 1) mothers read the Messenger sented, the All American Homemaker boy interviewed his own family and a more than the fathers, and 2) many of of the year will be announced 0 neighboring family. the families whose sons used it in The original test will be use d in all However, Jim had no Catholic neigh school had their interest increased as judging, Mary Sue's only requirement bors, o he just started knocking at a result. now is to await further judging, his neighbors' doors. On his third try, a couple agreed to answer his ques "This isn't the Wil tion . To Jim's surprise, they were Christian cientists. They had found a liam Smith resi Catholic Messenger in their church pew dence? Well, let's one morning and subscribed to it ever since. try t h e next They completely read and analyzed Smith," says Mary M gr. Conway's Question Box and the Jo Corsiglia '61, to papal encyclicals, then d1scu. sed them with their friends. The Legion of De Donna Stoltenberg cency drew criticism since they felt '61. When the new that th~ Catholic Church has no right to ban or approve movies and theaters. tudent Directory The Catholic •stand on racial preju come out they'll dice was approved but they disagreed be able to find , n the birth control question. They ommented that their id as of the Cath Barb Smith's or olic r ligion had been greatly changed any other student's •catholic Press Investigator. number with ease. 76 Students Cop 'ick Tarchinski '62, Weekly Paper looks to see what's so interesting as For Homework Are teachers making thieves of their F a t h e r Mottet students? Several frustrated parents thumbs through might ask this after spending consider able time looking for a copy of The sophomore Mike Catholic Messenger. The theft of the Quigley's Catholic diocesan paper is a weekly occurrence Me enger. The in many of these homes. Messenger is a Several teachers use The Catholic Messenger weekly in place of regular weekly assignment class. They give many reasons for do for Father's soph ing this. omores as well as Fr. Arthur Perry said, "The students can keep up with the modern prob for his seniors. lems of the church and are made more aware of the church and its work." Fr. Marvin Mottet added, "The Messenger brings the student up to current relig ious and moral problems. His religion is made practical." AHS Claims Freedom Fighter; Specific articles are usually assigned on this ba is: 1) the article must be Joe Relates Harrowing Stories important or significant, for example, by John Berntsen Budapest. When the Russians moved in an article on birth control or racial a week later, Joe and his friend turned segregation; and 2) the article should Assumption high school now claims be of interest to the student. the distinction of having one of the to the border and gained freedom. They crossed the Curtain at 10:30 pm Nov. This assignment is a break not only many 'freedom fighters' who fought in for the teacher, but for the student also. the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. 24, 1956. That night Joe slept in a bed Articles are usually discussed in class; for the first time in 24 days. many a heated debate has followed Joseph Szabo, a junior, spent a week these discussions. in Budapest during the height of the The National Catholic Welfare Con ference brought Joe to the U.S. on New Tim Goffar '60 said, "This type of as fighting in November '56 before escap Year's Day, 1957. His first home was at signment has proved invaluable in help• ing to the west. Camp Kilmer, N. J. Two months later ing me to read a newspaper more in Joe was born in Saekelyudvathely, he was housed by a family in Pennsyl telligently." vania but after a month was sent to (that's the correct spelling) Romania, Bishop Hayes in his recent Pres., Mount Loretto, Staten Island, N. Y. He in 1942. At the end of World War II, Month Letter said in part. "Through arrived in Davenport on Nov. 16, and The Catholic Messenger all the mem when Joe was three years old, his is now staying at the home of Mr. and bers of your Bishop's flock receive family moved to Hungary. Between Mrs. Bernard Ketelaar. simultaneously official directives and 1945 and 1952 the family lived in Buda Joe said there is a great difference personal letters and messages. More over, week by week they can read the pest, Kornlo, Barabas, and Kegyel. between the American and Hungarian public utterances of our Holy Father; In 1952, Joe's parents separated. Com schools. Hungarians have classes from they are supplied with current infor plying with Hungarian law, his sister 8 am to 1 pm. Chemistry and science mation concerning the important de Ann, 16, and two brothers, George, 12, are taught in 7th grade; algebra in 5th; velopment in their own diocese and throughout the Catholic world; in The and Steve, 10, went with his mother and foreign language (always Russian) Catholic Messenger they will find the in 4th. Students go directly from grade while Joe and another brother Alexan answer to current questions concerning der, 14, went with his father. Joe school to college, Catholic faith and Catholic moral teach hasn't seen his mother, sister, or young Speaking of America, Joe said, "It's ing." er brothers since then. different from back there" but did not Father Mottet reiterated Bishop specify how. Loneliness also worries Hayes' words by saying, "Our paper After the separation, Joe, then 13, acquaints us with current religious and him. "I don't know too many people worked in a coal mine eight hours a moral problems and keeps us In con day, six days a week for $80 a month. and it's kind of hard to get along with tact with the great religious leaders Later he worked in a sawmill and a out friends." However, his friends at throughout the world. It also helps us Mount Loretto ("We became like broth to see the church as a vital organism vegetable warehouse. In 1956 he left ers") still write letters to him. in the world today." his father and brother and went his Although the students aren't really way alone. He was sent to an insti DO IT YOURSELF! thieves they do seem to be pack rats. tution but after a month jumped from If your name hasn't appeared in When Fr. Wegg gave the word to clean a second story window and headed for the lockers, Joe Ross '60 found himself the KNIGHT BEACON the Austria-Hungary border. in this predicament. He rummaged write it in here: through his locker to find five to ten Changing his mind, Joe joined a Messengers fit only for the waste bas friend in Komlo, and they moved on to ket. 77 Semester Honor Roll BabysittersBeware! GIRLS BOYS E IORS SENIORS First Honors WatchDishwashers Fir t Honor, None Margaret DiBla io, Dorothy Testroet, Lois by Roseann Laake Second Honors Borowicz, Cecelia :'llodrick, Kathleen Schon John Berntsen, Patrick Deluhery, Ronald hoff, :\lary Sue Schwieter · Anything, but anything, can happen Rehmann, Gerald Kane, George McCarthy. to babysitters. And it usually does. econd Honors J::imes Johnson, Richard Wolfe, William Bell, Kathleen Kehoe, Roberta Ellis. Ines Fried John Hyland, Joseph Ross. Dennis Calkins, Anything from lawn chairs to dish richs. J\lary Ann Sunderbruch. J\Iary Schep John Niemeyer, Richard Moore, Lawrence washers can prove treacherous both to ker, Barb Wilkerson. Cathleen O'Brien. Montford boys and girls. Judith Abbott. Jane Ann Alston, Carol Bar Honorable Mention ney, • lary Fran Neufeld, Sharon McGee . Su Gerald Ehrecke, Michael Loh!, Robert Reis Cartoonists frequently portray a zanne Jansen. Sharon !\lartens, J\lary Denise inger O'Brien. :llary Seng . Janice Stolmeier, Bar JUNIORS helpless sitter bound and gagged while bara Snell First Honors the little tots perform an Indian war Honorable Mention William Pohl Isabelle J\lcNamara, Betti Brandt, Carole Second Honors dance. The voice of experience, Jo Ann Gross. Susan Henning, Kathleen Keefe. Mary David Cratty, Harold Feeney, Edward Soen Ruge '61, says it's not fiction. Jo Marman Lmda McDonald, Barbara Ros ke, Thomas Kistenmacher, Daniel McGuin enbohm, Mary Teshak, Barbara Werthmann ess, Timothy Vaughan , Paul Bauer, David Relaxing in a lawn chair, Jo Ann Cavanaugh, Gary Lafayette, Michael Ceur JU. 'IORS \ orst, William Keefe, Charles Sommer, Les suddenly found she couldn't move. As f•ir,t Honor, ter Bickford, James Prochaska, Michael the two little tots dumped the chair :\lary Ann Bohrer, Barbara Smith, Roseann Sweeney, Larry Otto, Francis Valainis, Ro over, she discovered she was tied in Laake bert We1merskirch. Paul Hasse , Stanley Rein it. (And who do you think taught them hold, Howard Heydn, Kenneth Wol! econd Honors to tie knots? - Jo Ann, of course). :llary Ann Waller, Della Powers , Judith Eg Honorable Mention ger. Judith Ertl. Karen :\Ielroy, Sandra Pohl None SOPHOMORES Nancy Imming '62, thinks that par peter, Rita Radwick, Carol Westphal, Kathy ents only come home early when the :\lentzer. Rita :\.fackl'n, Glenna Barry, Con First Honors stance Fmk<'nhocfcr. Diane Miclot, Karen Michael Abbott, David Huyette, Gerald Ket sitter doesn't put the children in bed Sanders, Anita Walsh, Carol Wysoske, Eileen elaar, Stanley Mali zewski on time. Dockery, Janice Viner. Elaine LaMar, Mary Second Honors Sue Maher, Judith Jilt-Dermott, Maryl-Lee George Knight, John Lammers, William "You can keep a baby sleeping sound. Nahrgang, Karen Ochs Flynn. Donald Miller, Gerald Kealey, Ho ward Mentzer, John Fiese, James Keefe, ly until the parents drive up, then it Honorable :\lention Michael McCarthy, Robert Schroeder, Pat starts to cry," stated Diane Miclot '61, Nancy Buchmeyer, Dorothy Dray, Sally rick Murray, Joseph V1ze. Michael O'Brien, Cathy Arnold '61, relates that only Healey, Judith Johnston, Mary Ann Keller, Daniel Brookhart tragic things happen to her while baby Barbara King, :\1ary Schlack, Donna Stolten- Honorable Mention berg William Grothus, Adrian Remke, Derek Wil sitting. Stan Maliszewski had no trou SOPHOMORES liams ble keeping Coach Ray Ambrose's five FRESHMEN quiet. He just sat on them. f'irst Honors First Honors Sharon Barta, Jane Molyneaux, Jane Wells, Patrick McGreevy, Joseph Nahra, Riobert A dishwasher proved disastrous to Patricia Maag Schwarz Bob Morrissey '63, in his babysitting Second Honors Second Honors Barbara Niemeyer, Janel Barrett, Tana Sue Thomas Cusack, Thomas Fennelly, Michael experiences. (Bob only takes care of Cook, Patricia Perry, Louise DeZorzi, Mary Flynn, James Kellenberger, Thomas Moore, his little brother.) The automatic dish Guile. Ann Humphrey, Frances Nelson, Clau Jeffrey Gadient, James McHugh, George washer had just started its rinse cycle dia Townsend, Bette LaFayette, Jane Mumey, Koenigsaecker, John Molyneaux, Michael when the lid flipped open. Water Loretta ·eu!eld, Mary Jo Hart, Tracy Plum, Peterson, Richard Mullen, Paul DiBlasio, Susan Schwarte, Toni Colbrese, Linda Brink Gary Cangelosi , John Prochaska, Stephen sprayed over the kitchen as Bob strug. er, Cynthia Bunge, Judith Scott, Donna Miclot. Richard Braun, Gary Bolster, James gled to close the lid. Trying to help, his Carpenter, Patricia O'Toole, Mary Pohlmann, Brownson, John Reynolds, Gerald Schutte, little brother ran and got an umbrel• Patricia Friedrichs, Janict! Flcisuhman, Donald Chenoweth, John Hogan, Richard Foster, John Burke, James Peiffer, Raymond la to "keep Robert from getting too Elaine Feeney, Kandie Cox wet." Honorable Mention Roddewig Honorable Mention E\'elyn Panther, Sue Welch, Diane Buxton, See, anything can, and does, happen Stephani Grant, Beverly Parisho, Margaret Edward BJ!ls. Michael Colbrese, Patrick Fee Ries ney, Lyle Gregonis to the babysitters from Assumption. FRESII:\1EN First Honors Patricia Hammond, Barbara Lewis Second Honors Wouldn't you be Mardi Gaydos, Jeanne Genzel, Marcia Koh ler, Lenee Showalter, Sally Ann Cogan, happy if you got Katharine Dower, Kathleen McDermott, Jud ith Carstensen, Margaret Pohlman, Mary Ann straight A's? For Soenke, Katharine Wiland, Carolyn Abresch, Barbara Berg, Denise Hoie, Martha Holm, these three juniors Sharon McNamara, Mary More, Mary Ann Pauly, Susie Wells, Janet Stahle, Joan Ber it's almost an ev endes, Gloria Borowicz, Janie Cheek, Gwen Gaukler, Margaret Sedlock, Juanita Walz ery semester affair. Honorable Mention Josephine Luther, Dot Masterson, Judy Perhaps that's Noah, :!'>tary State, Patricia Westphal why juniors Barb SCHOLARSHIPCONTENDERS Four Assumption seniors - Pat De S m i t h , Roseann luhcry, Margaret DiBlasio, Kathy Ke hoe, and Mary Sue Schwieters - have Laake, and Mary reached the first round in the Iowa Bohrer look so ser Illinois Gas & Electric Company schol arship contest. ious. IargarPt D1Blasio is also a finalist in the , ational Merit Scholarship . 78 Snow's Wonder By Pat Swails I think that I shall never know The wonder of fresh-fallen snow. To myself, I try to visualize The motions of the cloudy skies. Do snowflakes dance? Ha, Ha, Ha! Certainly! Now they're doing the Cha, Cha, Cha. Very graceful, really hep, Now they're doing the mill step. Outside the window I see them fall, I wonder if they'll stop at all. Four inches down, five to go- How much more, I do not know. Drifting and blowing around below, That's part of the wonder of the Soft White Snow. "Need some help?" ask Louis DeZorzi and Tom Hirl, Assumption's mainten ance men, as they watch Tom McCar thy '60, directing sophomores Al Ras hid, Terry Thompson, and John Stok er. This predicament and many like it resulted from Feb. 9th's day long fall of "Soft White Snow." Snow's Blunder Okay! The editors wilt agree that sometimes snow is pretty. But we don't think it is actually a "wonder." "Blunder" is a better word. We mean, a layer of snow laying in front of a shovel isn't exactly pretty. It's downright grotesque. Especially when you consider how heavy it is. Being Midwestener's, however, we're used to shoveling our cars out. But when those pesky snowplows push the snow back on them - that's a little too much. Like we said. It's pretty good some times, especially in the moonlight. Per haps it's best described as a wonder ful blunder. Editor Whips Up Frosting For Beacon Frosting on a cake has a place oth er Jansen and Paul Bauer, photograph ers After the picture edito r ha s cleared than in Home Economics. Pictures ar e - lines up for action. the way thro ugh the re d tape , the the frosting on the cake which is the ph otograph ers dash in, t ak e the pic newspaper. Th e new picture editor maintains a ture and are off to the dar kroo m wher e And where is the frosting made? Lo little known or little appreciate d job. they can develo p an d print a picture cated in S-wing between the chemis try He contacts the paper staff to find out in 40 min utes, bu t seldom do. and biology labs, the darkroom is the what pictures are needed for the com nucleus of the Knight Beacon pict ure ing issue. Then he fills out a "slug Watching from the sidelines, Sr. activity. sheet" outlining the type of picture to Mary Borgia , BVM, advisor for the Containing such expensive equ ipment be taken, the purpose, the people to photography club, frequently is able cs an Omega enlarger, $280, timer -box , be in the picture, and time an d place to help the photocraphers with photo $32, enlarger's easel, $17, an othe r timer for the picture. Tom then arranges the graphic techniques. wit h a large ra dium dial , $25, press time and place with the photographers cam era, $225, r eflex camera, $130, and and the st ud ents or fac ulty to be in the Th e two ph otographers are able to electr onic fla shes , $27 apiec e, the dark pict ur es. bu y film and chemi cals for themselves r oom is w ell equipped. and thre e fr eshme n novices , Bob Hill, Tom says it can be very frust rat ing After 3 o'clock, or for that matter Denn y Hogan and J oe Nahra , with the before it also, the photography team - when all these things don't click, as money th at they earn from selling pic Tom McCarthy , picture editor, Gary they sometimes don't. tures taken at the sch ool formals . 79 WrestlingTeam Knights Falter; Eye Tourney Varsity basketball hit the season low 54-48 defeat. Noonan, with 14 and after the East Moline win. The Knights Richardson with 10, were high. Finisl,esSeason dropped four straight before clipping Ending a four game losing streak, Iowa City Regina 63-52. Assumption downed Iowa City Regina Muscatine's Muskies dropped As Jan. 29,.. at the AHS gym. Wit/,1-4 Recordsumption 54-51 at Muscatine Jan. 12. Assumption's varsity grappling team Bob Schebler, with 14, sophomore Karl Three seniors, Butch Richardson picked up four victories against two Noonan with 14, and sharpshooting with 14, Mike McCleary with 13, and defeats in a heavy January schedule. Mike McCleary with 11, led the Dick Wolfe with 10, contributed to the Davenport whipped the Knights 48- Knights. 62-52 victory. 0 at the AHS gym Jan. 12. Jerry Kane Davenport won the city title Jan. Regis avenged an early season 87-82 held Imp Larry Bewley to a 5-3 de 16 by defeating Assumption 66-56 at defeat by whipping Assumption 84-65 cision and Tim Goffar fell to last year'• Marshall gym. at Cedar Rapids Feb. 5. Four Knights state champ Ed Winborn 13-7 in the Schebler had 14 and Butch Richard hit in double figures: Bob Schebler, top matches of the card. son with 10 led the Knights while 14, Dan Hawley, 13, Butch Richardson, Six Knights racked up pins to lead senior guard Gayle Hopkins had 22 12, and Karl Noonan, 10. for the Blue Devils. Assumption to a 39-11 victory over Alleman defeated Assumption 51-40 In the Big Four Classic at Sioux Alleman, Jan. 15. Jerry Kane, Tim at AHS Feb. 9. This divided the par City, Jan. 22-23, Assumption dropped Goffar, Ray Hart, Mike Reisinger, Bob ochial Quad-City championship be both games. Senior center Dan Haw Deluhery and Jim Hancock notched tween the two schools, since the Knights pins. Tom Bivens, John Davies, and ley missed these two games because of a bad foot. won the first encounter 57-54. Bob Rich Moore gained decisions. Schebler had 15 and Butch Richardson Sioux City Heelan whipped the 11 to lead Assumption. Assumption rolled to a 30-lZ victory Knights 73-63 despite a 22 point out at Geneseo Jan. 16. John Davies, Jim burst by Butch Richardson. Schebler Hancock, and Tom Bivens pinned their had 15 and Noonan 10 to round out KnightsFace Imps Tonight opponents. Decisions were rained by scoring. Assumption faces Davenport in the Jerry Kane, Bob Reisinger, Dennis Against Dowling the Knights met a first round of sectional play at Clin O'Toole, Tim Goffar, and Ray Hart. ton tonight. The game will be played in the new Clinton gym at 8: 15 fol At Muscatine Jan. 19 the grapplers lowing a preliminary between two picked up a 36-12 win. Tim Goffar, class "B" schools. Bob Deluhery, Jim Hancock, and Tom Bivens racked up pins. Decisions were Bettendorf plays Clinton Wednesday gained by Dennis O'Toole, Jerry Kane, and the winners will meet Saturday John Davies, and Rich Moore. Ray Hart at 7: 45 for the sectional championship. and Stan Maliszewski tied their op When the Knights win this they will ponents. face the winner of the Fort Madison Sectional Friday, March 4, at Iowa Rock Island defeated the Knights City fieldhouse in the first round of 26-19 at AHS Jan. 23. Stan Maliszew district play. ski picked up the only pin. Jim Han cock, Dennis O'Toole, Steve Marinan, State finals are scheduled for March and John Davies gained decisions. 18-19 at Iowa City. Assumption whipped Alleman for the second time this year Jan. 29 at Alleman. With this 36-8 win the Sopl,sWin Duo; Knights gained the Quad City Paro chial wrestlinJ championship. Jerry Kane, Paul Castro, and Bob Deluhery TakeCity Title garnered pins over the hapl Pio The sophomore basketball team neers. Jim Hancock, Tom Bivens, Den picked up a pair of victories in three nis O'Toole, Bob Reisinger, John Dav games during January. ies, Bob Johnston and Tim Goffar After a 54-51 loss to Muscatine, Jan. rained decisions. 12, the sophs bounced back against Dav• Assumption ended the regular sea enport with a 45-43 overtime win Jan. 16. son Feb. 5 by defeating Clinton 26-23. With one match left the Knights trailed At Muscatine Jerry Ketelaar canned by two points. Heavyweight Bob De 18 to lead the Knights, Barney Purcell luhery pinned a River King to clinch had 14, and Dan Brookhart, 12. the meet. Other pins were gained by Against the Blue Devils the game Jerry Kane and Jim Hancock. De ended in a 43-43 tie. In the overtime cisions were picked up by Tim Goffar, Mike McCarthy sank a hook in the John Davies, and Tom Bivens. Stan dying seconds to give the Knights a Maliszewski tied. 45-43 decision and the sophomore city This win gave the grapplers a 7-4 "I wish I could Jump that hirh," con title. record for the season. Top reserves templates Butch Richard on '60 as Dick Regina lost to the insurging sophs this year have been Steve Marinan, Leonard '60 fights for a rebound with 64-46 at AHS Jan. 29. Pat Murray Ray Nath, Ken Palmisano, Steve La a Regina player durinr Assumption's and Jerry Ketelaar had 13 apiece while Moine, and Ken Freund. victory over the Regals. Barney Purcell chipped in 10. 80 SportliteFros/, Matmen by Dick Wolfe CaptureHonors Tonight after a year's absence the • The first team trophy to be won by traditional sectional tournament battle Assumption was taken Jan. 31 by the between Davenport's public and par freshman wrestling team. The trophy, ochial high schools resumes at Clin awarded to the team for placing sec ton's new W:J. Yourd gymnasium. ond in the Bettendorf Freshman In Last year Davenport was sent to vitational, was also the first trophy Muscatine while Assumption, to accom ever won by either an Assumption or modate North Scott, the area's fifth AA St. Ambrose Academy wrestling team. school, played host to its own sectional. "I believe that these freshmen grap The Blue Devils started the current plers will be asset to the varsity squad campaign with only one regular re in the coming years," stated Mr. Mah. turning from last year's state runner er, freshman mentor. up club. Last season's team also had only one veteran returning from the Of the eight teams participating in 1957-58 state championship team. Des the tournament, Bettendorf walked off .. pite their mediocre season record, the with first place honors by gaining 102 Imps are regarded as a top threat to points, while AHS polled 60 points. repeat their state finals trip. Alleman, Dubuque Jefferson, Dubuque Washington, Rock Island, Moline, and Walking to Vanderveer Park to go ice • • • Clinton also participated. Boys' intramural director Ray Am skating, sophomore Margie Dower i brose announces that the intramural Winners were: urpri ed by Jerry Schutte '63, who basketball league will commence as 102 lb .- T1m Wilson 2nd Place soon as the Knights finish tournament 108 lb .-Greg Lohf _ 2nd Place has just hurled a snowball at her. play. Mr . Ambrose states, "This is the 132 lb .- Jack Hogan 2nd Place only time of the season we are able 138 lb.-Mtke Colbrese 2nd Place to use the gym. We would like to play 15-1 lb .-J1m Howes 2nd Place GORDON mtramurals during the lunch hours 90 lb.-Don Chenoweth 3rd Place PRINTING CO. right through the winter but the 40 112 lb .-Harlan Fournier 3rd Place minute periods prohibit this." 144 lb.-Rich Smith 3rd Place ,th at Pl'rry • • • 96 lb.-Mark Wall .. 4th Place During a January reserve basketball game with Davenport high, Gary Mit tlebusher, Davenport guard, was giv ing the Assumption defense a rough time. After listening patiently to Coach Halligan Gene Walton giving tips on how to guard Mittlebusher, an Assumption re- erve thought he had the answer to the Knights' defensive troubles. He Funeral ran over to the scorer's table and rf' ported in for Mittlebusher, much to the astonishment of scorekeepers Fath er Walter and Paul Eckert . Home • • • The 84-69 trouncing of Assumption by Regis at Cedar Rapids Feb. 5 was 614 Main Creating the first time in 17 games that the Knights were outscored by more than Davenport 10 points . The Assumption defense left Iowa Electricity something to be desired as the Royals drove to the basket for easy lay-ups. from the A TOM • • . for yo • • • After spending most of the two days America·s im e,tor-owncd businessc· are playing cards on the trip to Sioux working together to make use of atomic powe1 City, Dick Leonard was having difficul Geo. J. McCabe in generating t•lcrtricity. Thi,,. Company is sharing ty keeping his mind on the Sunday in this dc,elopmcnt and gaining valuable experience Mass at Carroll, because he was con 1895-1959 by participating in the con truction of stantly seeing cards before his eyes. the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant That Knight uniform which Ray Urban F. Ott near Detroit. ,\lilhigan. Tiedje donned before the last home game with Alleman may be used again John J. McCabe yours for better living tomght in the tournament game at Clinton . Last time the student council Wm. L. McCabe IOWA.,ILLIN'OIS footed the $12.50 bill for the outfit Gas and Electric Company which was rented from a downtown costume company. Bl Girls'Bowling Teams Roll At Midway Fr.Perry leads Holy Rollers, The Debs . .. No, these Lopez, Carol Golaski, and Pat Swails aren't the names of recently organized - bowls regularly. gangs. They represent the Assumption They don't claim any skill, but do Eatons Market girls' bowling teams which invade Mid- have fun trying. "It was a lot of fun even though the way Alley every Wednesday afternoon. Pat, reputedly the poorest, dropped league wasn't real good," commented The school league, dubbed the As- the ball on her foot one week, and still Fr. Arthur Perry recently as he re wears the bruised scar to prove 1·t. called his adventures coaching eight sumption Striketts, is a chapter of the Assumption boys in the park board American Junior Bowling Congress. It "Even though I had to drop out of the is composed of eight teams with four game, it was fun. If not fun, different," basketball league this winter. Pat commented. His team played in the Hawkeye, one girls each. Mary Denise O'Brien is pres- of the three city leagues, under the ident and Judy Scott is secretary-treas banner of Eaton's Market, which also urer. sponsors a top-notch girls' softball FreshmenBoost team. Usually the various chapters bowl within their respective leagues. At Father Perry and Ron Fiese aver Christmas time, however, the Daven RecordTo 10-3 aged 13 and 12 points a game to lead port leagues combine for competition in by Bob Deluhery the team to a 15-3 season record. The singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Assumption's Frosh basketball team team led the league until the last reg continued its winning ways by defeat ular season game when Bert's Tavern, One other exception is the Spring ing the Muscatine Muskies 54-37, Jan. with several new players, tied Eaton's tournament. Eliminations begin in the 12 at the Knights' gym. for first. In the playoffs Bert's spilled leagues and continue through the state The Bettendorf Bullpuppies fell to and nation. Eaton's 51-46 to win the championship. the Knights 59-31 at the Bettendorf kennels Ian. 18. Other starters were Denny Calkins, The weekly record of winning teams Dick Hasenmiller, and Tom McCarthy and individual scores of the Assump Jan. 22 Fr. Charles Mann's cagers while Larry Fennelly, Tim Goffar, Tom tion Striketts is posted near the Book dropped a 57-56 tilt to the East Moline McDonnell, and Phil Hoehne added re Store. Orange team. This was only their serve strength. All except Hoehne '61 The climax of these tournaments will third defeat for the season. arc seniors. be a special dinner attended by all The Frosh bounced back Jan. 25, leagues. Awards purchased by the adult trouncing the North Scott Lancers 71- Fiese, one of three Assumptionites to leagues and supervisors will be pre 41 at Eldridge. play park board last year, ranked as sented to the winners. The freshmen hung in all the way number two scorer for Holy Family. for a 51 to 44 victory over the taller So far Janice Stolmeier '60 and Pat This year he persuaded Father Perry Clinton River Kings Jan. 26, at ABS. to coach a team of Assumption seniors Nemmers '62 have merited trophies for in the league. Originally Father had in the Assumption Striketts. Avenging an earlier 21 point defeat tended to go into the Davenport Lea at the hands of Alleman, the Frosh One other group of AHS juniors - gue, which is a step higher, with older picked up a 57-51 win over the Green which includes Karen Melroy, Ronnie players. and White Feb. 1. With seven teams competing, the Hawkeye League played on Monday and Wednesday nights at Smart Jun ior high, Father Perry noted that most of Eaton's players will be college bound next year and it is debatable if he will coach again. This week Eaton's starts play in the city Park Board tournament at Wil liams junior high. They also plan to play in a tournament at Muscatine later this month. "There has been enthusiasm and everyone showed for every game," Father Perry said. Most of Eaton's players consider Dick Pohlman of Berts :ind Bob Reyes of the Friendly House as the two best players in the league. Reyes played some at St. Ambrose Academy while Pohlman played for BOY HANSEN Iowa State Teachers freshman team last year. SIGN CO. The Place For Savings 114 6AIN£S iT. DAVENPO~T, IOWA DAVENPORT BANK and Trust Company • 3·9939 \\'here more than 50000 people do their banking 82 DramaClub Select s Chinese ''luteSong " A Chinese drama, The Lute Son&',by Kao-Tong-Kia will be this year's full length production of the Drama Club. Sr. Mary Eustella, BVM, director of the play, made the selection because "it has been given successfully in many high school, and colleges throughout the nation." Originally named Pi-Pa-Ki, the ro SCPrepares Elections, Orientation mantic comedy is to Chinese drama as Elections , conventions, and an orien Council Convention in Clinton, April Hamlet is to English drama. The Lute tation day highlight the student coun 18. Six members of Assumption's coun Song ran successfully on Broadway for cil agenda for next month. cil will present a panel disc~on about a number of years, sturing Mary Mar The most important event of the stu "How a tudent council can help int. tin and Yul Brynner. dent council agenda this spring ts the prove student-faculty relations." They Tryouts for members of the Drama Student Government Assoclatlon Elec will also attend the Quad-City Student club began the week of March 14. The tions April 26. Plans for conducting Congress Convention near the end of starring role belongs to a boy, but the campaign activity and election ue April. there are 12 supporting roles equally being handled by the SC electlon com "Eighth Grade Orientation Day, April divided between boys and girls. Num mittee. Campaign speeches will be 22, is planned to acquaint the eighth erous minor parts are also available. given by each candidate at a general graders with the school, facilities and Although the play could be produced assembly on April 25. the various departments and also to as a musical, the Drama Club has According to Ray Tiedje, "We hope attract them to attend Assumption," chosen to present it as straight drama. the studen t body will carefully con said Fr. William F. Dawson, student Speaking for the club members, sider the great importance of the selec council advisor. The student council Chuck Skelley '61 said, "The reason we tion of their Student Government As will assist with the program. preferred The Lute Song over such sociation officers. With the best pos plays as Meet Me In St. Louis and sible leadership, your Student Associa murder mysteries is that this pla y tion has wonderful possibilities to serve StudentsEnter Meet makes use of make-up and elaborate the students and the school." Four members of the AHS girls' costumes. The cast can lose thei r own (See editorial on elections, pages 86- speech department will attend the Iowa identities in the cbuacters they por 87.) High School Forensic League state fin tray." als on April 1, according to Sr. M. Leon, The plot revolves around a young, ABS student council members wlll BVM, girls' speech teacher. poor Chinese scholar. After he wins participate in the District Student Giving television speeches will be great reknown in the court of the Em Evie Panther and Louise DeZorzi, both peror, he is offered the hand of the Society Promotes sophomores. Evie will give a six min princess as a reward for his loyal serv ute ballet lesson while Louise will talk ice. The scholar is forced to deci de be on "Household Hints." tween the princess and his former love. Oratory Contest The play gets its name from a musical Will an oratorical contest stimulate AHS will be represented in oral in instrument, the lute, which is used as studying other than regular school terpretation by Kathy Kehoe '60 and a symbol of ha ppiness th roughout the work? Tracy Plum '62. play. Janice Stolmeier '60, Jim Johnson Two junior boys, Howard Heydn and The fourteenth century drama is to '60, Greg Cusack '61, and Roseann Hal Feeney will also attend the meet as be presented in May. The exact dates Laake '61, hope so. Jim is the head observers. have not yet been decided. of the National Honor Society commit tee to promote scholastic contests at ENTERPRIZING THESPIANS . . . AHS. Suzy Welch '62, Louise DeZorzi '62, During April the Honor Society will and John Viggos '60 try out for parts sponsor an oratorical contest. in the spring Drama Club production Committee members gathered suffic of The Lute Song. ient topics which cover a wide range of territory. Some of these are: com munism, racial segregation, censorship of movies, and labor versus manage ment. "The purpose of the contest," Jim points out, "is to promote and stimulate tudying other than the regulu school work." Entrants will be divided according to class year, i.e., juniors vs. seniors and freshmen vs. sophomores. Among the semi-finalists, a boy and girl from each class will be chosen to compete in the finale. The top two then will be picked as winners. The contest is open to any student willing to participate; only Honor So ciety members are excepted. 83 ComboCombines Jazz with Jive They haven't made any records, nor have they set any either. Although not popularly known to the rock 'n roll set, they can play jazz mixed in with a little jive. Who? Why, of course , none other than - the Knight Beats. Back in September of '59, a group of ambitious young lads of ABS decided to form a combo. With Paul Berendes '61, drummer, Greg Cusack '61, Paul Bauer '61, trumpet, and Pat Rossmiller '61, baritone, they began working on a few numbers. Later on Dave Cratty '61, clarinet, Dave Pyne '62, alto saxo phone, and George Knight '62, trom bone, joined the quartet . APRIL FOOLS - Could you be part of one of these? These two composite stu dents were "developed" in the press room one dark night from the old pix Ev er popu lar, "When The Saints Go in the files. Marching In" was the first tune mas tered. Since that time the septet has worked out , "Blueberry Hill," "Night Train," "Midnight Stroll," and a few Syllogisms Stump Students others . "The earth is moving in a circle. accepted by everyone. The minor pre The group puts in an average of four Senior English students live on the mise must be proved, and the conclu hours a week. Eventually these work earth. Therefore , senior English stu sion must follow logically. outs were coined "jam sessions." Most dents go around in circles." Two types of reasoning, inductive of the compositions are either originals This is an example of the syllogisms and deductive, also come in for much or adaptations . being written by senior English stu discussion during Father's classes. Sen dents since they started studying logic ior Mike Haiston's car stalled; he had A typical "session" begins at 7 :30 pm in their classes. a fiat tire; and he hit all the lights with 15 minutes to warm up, the Beats Fr. John Boyle was a visiting lec red; therefore, he will be late to work then spend about an hour and a half turer in journalism and senior English - is an example of inductive reason practicing seriously. Refreshments are classes where he explained the in ing where a person proceeds from facts served to revive lost energy. The party tricacies of the human mind and the to a conclusion. usually ends at 11:30 pm. logical method. All students eat in the cafeteria; Their personal appearances have The basic element of logical think Barb King '61 is a student; therefore, been in th e '59 Variety Show, as guests ing, explained Fr. William F. Wiebler, she eats in the cafeteria . This syllog at Clinton-YCS, and in Fort Madison senior English teacher, is the syllog ism is an example of deductive rea for the YCS study day, eight private ism . Each one contains three parts: ma soning, where a person proceeds from parties, the Kahl Home and St. Vin jor premise, minor premise, and con a general statement through a minor cent's Home. clusion . The major premise must be premise to a conclusion. Although the study of logic is us ually taken on a college level, Father Stage Stars Push Drama Club; Wiebler, feels that it's important be cause "it takes the process of thinking Candidly Confess Stage Fright and puts it into a form. Seniors are For fun and something different, try In one scene the two Romans were mature enough to begin using logic in the Drama Club, suggest John Viggos being taught to fly by Procne, the their writing ." and Jerry Ehrecke, both '60. They are Nightingale. The script supplied no Senior Tom Hammond, commenting looking forward to the fun involved in lines for the actors so it was left to on the study of logic in English class, the production of The Lute Song this John and Jerry to improvise. As they quipped, "Logic seems very logical to spring. "flew" across the stage, John cynical me." Portraying two non-conforming Ro ly said, "Isn't this great?" While Jerry man citizens in the ancient Greek play, in an excited tone replied, "I'm learn The Birds, John and Jerry sought the ing to fly!" MathSc holars Score ideal place to live. The birds supplied In a recent math contest co-sponsored Forgotten lines added a touch of hu it, in a kingdom free from tax col by the Mathematical Association of mor and puzzlement to practices. Jerry lectors and mad poets. America and the Society of Actuaries, remembers when the cast would omit Performing for the first time, Jerry Mary Sue Schwieters '60 finished with entire pages of script. During one prac was "scared, u n t i 1 the audience the top grade in the school. Juniors, tice four pages of the script were left laughed. Then I knew they were in Gary LaFayette and John Jayne, both out. John re1ru1Jnspuzzled as to how terested in what I was doing." '61, were next in line. he could supply a forgotten line to "Scared to death!" was the only way The three scores were totalled and Epops, King of Birds, but forgot his John could express his feelings as he sent as a team to Prof. W. H. Fager own lines. took his place under the lights. strom, director of the contest. The stu "I must admit that I felt a little ridic To the surprise of both John and dents and the school will be ranked ulous in that costume," confesses John, Jerry, they both received many com according to national scores. An award but the make-up was even worse; it pliments on their performances. They will be given to the top student in the was so uncomfortable." The costume had expected to be ridiculed by some of school. Sr. M. Laurent, CHM, and Sr. consisted of a bed sheet wrapped around the students who thought the Drama M. Lidwine, BVM, administered the him Roman toga style. Club was just a big joke. test. 84 Budgets and Auctions Invigorate Homerooms by 1 ean Meyer with an auction. Kathy Kehoe, chief inate cigarettes. If they quite smoklnr What do budgets and auctions have to auctioneer, will offer such necessary entirely they would become too un do with Lent? Ask a senior boy or girl items as a box in a box in a box ... bearable. and you will find these are ways teach the class decided to offer only humor Dan Hawley also appoints a gospel ers have of making Lent a part of their ous articles. to be read daily. The boys discuss the life. reading and take a prayer from it. The boys of B'7, when discrumng what Singing may also be heard as the boys Sr. Mary Helen Ann's senior class they would give up for Lent, decided attempt the Paree Domine in English. homeroom is planning to raise funds they would cut down rather than elim- Fr . W. F. Wiebler hopes they will learn it by the end of Lent. Fr. Arthur Perry, Fr. Louis Colon Junior Draws "Jolly Old Man"; nese, Fr. John Boyle, and Fr. Marvin Mottet have been using Preparing for Wins Money, Radio, Hi -Fi Set Easter, by Fr. Clifford Howell, in their "A dapper, jolly old man with squinty Heydn's artistic talents have been de classes to explain the Old Testament eyes, one of these ever-onward types, veloped through art classes at the Dav background of Lent. They will use the you know, a leader . .. " that's how enport Municipal Art Gallery. In the Holy Week missal later and explain the Howard Heydn '61, describes his prize high school division of a contest spon prayers, blessings, and symbolism. winning portrait of BK. sored by the Gallery, Howard has won Mental prayers, a thought for the day first prize for two years. In a recent contest sponsored by and The Catholic Messenger help to KSTT radio station, Howard, staff ar bring Lent closer to students in Sr. tist for the Knight Beacon, carried away M. Francene's classes. Mass, the rosary, top honors. The purpose of the contest Hi-Lites and the stations are also encouraged. APRIL was to find a suitable likeness for BK, Sr. Mary Borgia, BVM, disclosed in the leader of KSTT. Five clues and the 1, 2 Iowa Forensic Conference her guidance class that an average teen voice of the character were broadcast 6 Faculty Meeting age girl spends a minimum of $1.50 on daily, It was left to the imagination of 7, 8, 9 Quint-City Science Fair - Bet herself in one week. This price includes the entrant to complete the caricature. tendorf high school cigarettes, pizza and a show or dance. 9 Mathematics Tournament The girls in her class each contribute Howard pictured BK as this dapper, about 38 cents a week to Bishop's re jolly old man with the squinty eyes. It Clarke College Diocesan Debate Tournament lief. took him about 20 minutes to draw his St. Ambrose College Visual reminders keep the girls in Sr. picture. Borgia's class aware of their Lenten 12 Mothers' Club duties. They also arrange bulletin The call informing Howard that he 13 Easter Recess Begins had won came while he was in school. boards, and make posters. Judy Abbott 18 District Student Council Con- Upon his arrival home, his mother non '60 illustrates Lenten prayers on the vention - Clinton chalantly announced, "KSTT called. blackboard. You won the Big K drawing contest." 20 Classes Resume Howard was far from being nonchalant 21 GRA Callico Cotillion about the announcement as he dropped 22 Eighth Grade Day his books and let out with a whoop. 23 Freshman Exams - 12:30-4:00 p.m. Among the many prizes which How Last Date for Registration CEEB ard won are: a pipe, ash trays, a moth Exams er-of-pearl tie clasp and cuff link set, an Emerson portable transistor radio, 25 Student Gov't Campaign Speech a portable Decca Sterophonic record Assembly player and a check for $60. 26 Student Gov't Elections "TO UPHOLD THE IDGH STAN DARDS" . . . pledged the newly en rolled members of the Pius XIl Chapter of the National Honor Society. The in stallation of these members took place at an all school assembly, Feb. 1'7. Ac cepting his honor society pin and mem bership card from Fr. Robert Amborn is Hal Feeney '61. 85 Does Your Candidate Have A Mustache? In November, Americans will go to the polls to We cannot permit a like situation to arise this year. choose a new president. They will be exercising one The election of officers must be approached discern of their most precious, inalienable rights - the right ingly; only after careful consideration should we se to vote. lect our representatives. We too live in a democracy where we have "gov It is necessary to carefully judge the capabilities of ernment of the students, by the students, and for all candidates. We must consider the candidates' abil the students ." We elect our own leaders; this is our ity, leadership, initiative, service, drive, interest, responsibility. character, and vision. We can hope to have a strong Although man is a rational being, he does not al and united school government only if we carefully way vote rationally. During public elections in years weigh the qualifications of each candidate before we pa t we have seen many instances where man's emo cast our ballot. tion have ruled his will. In the forthcoming campaign judge the candidates; In 1928, Al Smith, a Roman Catholic, was defeated, in fact, give careful consideration to your own can principally because of his faith . A mustache was a didacy for one of the SGA offices. You may be one contributin g factor to Dewey 's downfall in 1944. who possesses the qualifications to be a capable rep resentative of Assumption high school in the coming Again in 1960, voters are considering insignificant year. issues . Because of his reli gion , Senator John F. Ken nedy may be facin g an uphill battle for his party's Whether you decide to toss your hat in the ring nomination . or not, you should encourage those who are qualified to run, and then staunchly back them. The public, fooled by these trivial issues which creep H.F. into the campaign, neither expends the effort nor has the de ire to examine the qualifications of a candidate for office. The American public is content to be swayed Money Goes Up In Smoke by its emotions. In a democratic society we cannot af Assumption junior and senior boys spend $880 on ford to submit to this trend. entertainment and smoke 371 packs of cigarettes per Likewise, reason should be the guiding force in the week, but half of the boys also pay for all their tuition, approaching elections at Assumption . These will be, and some for part of it. in a small way, preparing us to take our place in These facts and others were culled from a poll of American society. junior and eniors boys prior to Lent. Significant facts On April 26, Assumptionites will select their rep gleaned from the survey are: 46 seniors own their own resentatives in the Student Government Association . car, but only half as many (21) juniors do; 60 seniors In the past we have seen that some candidates have earn $1,061 per week whereas 62 juniors earn $940 been elected to offices in the Student Association or per week. Student Council merely on the basis of popularity. One teacher observed that it is obvious that many Most so selected have failed miserably to fulfill their students cannot be interested in school when they duties. make more money than the teachers . He also stressed the fact that since students have more spending money Liturgy and Laity than they will have the rest of their life, it is neces sary that their habits be channeled into proper direc Get Out the Glad Rags tions before they carry expensive habits into adult by Larry d'Autremont life. ! ew clothes for Easter? A new suit or new dress? In the senior class the top salary is 45 per week; It's an American tradition! three boys own two cars each; one boy spends $85 per How about sending your Baptismal garments to the month on his car; three boys spend $14, $15 and $16 dry-cleaners too, by renewing your baptismal vows? respectively alone per week; another boy made 15 per Why not? Baptism is the Easter Sacrament! week and received $5-10 as allowance. Christ died on Good Friday; He rose again on Easter. If the boys stopped smoking and put the money in In Baptism the early Christians were completely im the Lenten collection box, they could save $92.75 and mersed, signifying Christ's death . Their emergence easily top last year's total. Senior Boys Junior Boys symbolized Christ's resurrection. total average total average When thP. early Christians came out of the water Number que stioned 100 114 Number or smokers 43 41 they received a long white robe. This robe, which Packs per week 223 5.2 148 3.6 covered them, later came to symbolize their new Movie s per month 210 2.2 202 1.9 Time s they look a guest .. 147 18 139 1.Z found grace. Own their own car 46 21 Over the years this robe gets dirty and tarnished. Expen ses on car per month $1,062.00 $23.08 $380.00 $18.19 Job-holders 60 62 Renewing your baptismal vows at the Easter vigil Wages per week $1,061.06 $17.68 $940.00 $15.16 is like sending the robes to the dry-cleaners to re Money spent on recreation per week $ 500.50 $ 5.20 $379.55 $ 3.75 move the stains. Receive allowance 22 31 In the liturgical Easter parade you'll capture the Allowance per week $ 96.25 $ 4.37 $101.25 $ 3.50 all part none all part none spot light with your revitalized Baptismal garment. Pay own tuition 47 18 35 45 22 47 86 LiteFlashes Youth of Month At Father Weeg's request senior boys made some SC PicksNHS Member The fifth Student Council Youth of the Month is interesting appraisals of the lectures given by local senior Mary Sue Schwieters. businessmen, doctors and teachers during Career Week. Senior girls' president, GRA member, and senior Unsigned gym leader are some of the activities of the Youth of "The lawyer mentioned that all lawyers are not the Month. Mary Sue also maintains a high scholastic as eloquent speakers as Perry Mason. They work for average and is president of the National Honor Society. corporations, industries, and so forth; few of them end up defending "the green eyed blond." "Music is my main interest; I plan to teach it after college," she asserts. In the meantime she reflects di Bob Johnston versified interests, having been selected Betty Crocker "There is something special about being an En Homemaker of Tomorrow and having led the school gineer. The prestige and the challenge help to single in the mathematical aptitude test. out the man. The field of engineering should be care However, h e r fully thought over and certain preparatory courses first interest - mu should be taken." sic - is not being neglected as she is Tom McCarthy accompanist ~o the "During the first three years of Dental School mixed chorus a n d you take such subjects as chemistry, quantitative and to instrumental so loists in the Dioces qualitative analysis, physics, zoology, English and his an Music Festival. tory; the next four years you spend the greater part Moreover, she plays working on real specimens. This sounds like fun." the flute and pic colo. Bob Zirkel The daughter of "When it comes to choosing a school, the inability Mr, and Mrs. Ur to attend an outstanding university is not a handi ban J. Schwieters, cap. Some schools are better than others of course, 618 Dittmer, Mary Sue is a member of but any school offering a general background in a 1\-lary Sue Schwieters '60 St. Alphonsus par specific field is sufficient." ish. DifficultiesHinder Exchange of Students There are numerous difficulties in the way of ob the entire expense of the passage. The 30 dollars is taining a Foreign Exchange Student at Assumption. simply the approximate cost of books. Whether or The principle arguments are, "They cost too much and not tuition would be charged is up to the Board of we need other, more important things at such a new Education. If it were, the money could be raised by a project such as a Student Council dance. school." What is more important in a school than educa Uninformed students and faculty both have felt con tion? This is only one of the benefits of the Exchange tent for the past two years to accept this false pre Students. According to Fr. John O'Connor, principal sumption. However, the entire cost would probably at Alleman High School, "It's just one of those in come to less than 30 dollars! tangible things ... the kids get the benefit of the Since Assumption i a Catholic school, we can ob Exchange Students because American students learn tain an Exchange Student through the National Cath that there are advantages in other countries too." olic Welfare Council. This organization would pay Alleman has had Foreign Exchange Students since its third year, so AHS certainly isn't too "new." A major problem, however, is the board and room. The NCWC solved this difficulty for Alleman this year by placing a South American and Austrian in two The Knight Beacon is publi. hed eight times a year by students of homes which had applied for Exchange Students. A Assumption high school. The yearly subscription rate Is $1.50. family could be found to shoulder this responsibility. CO-EDITORS: Hal Feeney, Ro eann Laake Sr. Mary Cecil, BVM, assistant principal, declares FEATURE EDITOR: Sa11y Healey "A Foreign Exchange student is a definite asset to a NEWS EDITOR: Ken Wolf SPORTS: Gary LaFayette, Mary Maher school." LAYOUT: Mary Ann Keller Assumption can't afford not to have a Foreign Ex STAFF ARTIST: Howard Heydn change Student! EDITORIAL STAFF· Junior Journalists ADVISORS. Larry Montford, Ron Rehman, Margaret DIBiasio M.A. K. 87 Get the Economy Size AH$ WORTH69c A DAY?THAT'$ IT$ COST! by Hal Feeney This year's greatest bargain is educa tion - at 69c a day . Prices have been slashed to national lows so that As sumption students may receive more for their . money. Each student at Assumption High School pays $125 tuition per year, only 59% of the cost of his education . Al though this may seem like a consid erable amount, it is only a fraction of educational costs. During the 1958-'59 school year 930 students were enrolled at Assumption. Their entire paid tuition amounted to 115,758.65, but the total operational costs were $196,263.51. An $80,509.14 deficit remained, which had to be made up by other means . Supplementing the tuitional in AT THE HORSESHOE ... Fathers E. Smith, H. Toher, A. come are the athletic program, rent Conrad , and Msgr. T. J. Feeney, local pastors, confer with paid for use of the gym and auditor Father Amborn at a Board of Education meeting. Father L. ium, advertising jn the Knight Beacon, Rohret and Msgr. L. C. Sterck also attended, but are not Mothers' Club gifts, special activities, pictured. and parish assessments. the US public school system is $332, and the Assumption convent. Finally, The average cost of education per stu 57 % more than AHS. the capital outlay embraces modifica dent at AHS last year was $211.04, well A $535 maximum cost in the New tions and changes in the building , along below the national average, which in York State public school system ex with additional projects. ceeds AHS by 154%. ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL Founded under the corporation laws 1958-1959 Expenses are many and the student's of the State of Iowa, Assumption high Total Operation Cost $196,268.51 tuition is proportioned among many ac school operates like any other business Total Tuition Income $115,758.65 counts. Highest are instructional ex corporation . Bishop Ralph L . Hayes holds the position of president while ABS Average Cost of penses which include teachers' salaries, Rt . Rev . Msgr. Martin Cone, vicar gen Student Education $211.04 instructional supplies, conferences and workshops for students and teachers, eral of the diocese, serves as vice pres % of Education Paid for and supplies within the academic pro ident. The pastor of Sacred Heart Cath by Student 59% gram. edral, Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. J. Feeney, is National Average corporation treasurer . The board of Educational Cost $33Z Operation and maintenance of build directors is composed of all the pastors National Max. ings and grounds also constitute a large of Scott County. Educational Cost $535 portion of the operational cost. Other expenses include supplemental require "The Assumption high school Board Annual Tuition $125 ments, the athletic program, the up of Education is wholly responsible for Total Enrollment 930 keep and maintenance of McAuley Hall all matters pertaining to management and policy," according to Fr. Robert Amborn, ABS Director, The Board "Go Jump In The Lake" Say Be/ks oversees the business management and H TRIAL BY JURY • . . A panoramic dence. Jury members on the right Hawley . A complete transcript of the view shows the courtroom proceedings weigh the evidence as prosecuting at trial has been made by Dorothy Test during the trial of the Knight Beacon torne y George McCarthy examines Mrs. roet , official court recorder. At the on Feb. 23. The publication was ac R. McGeever, one of th e prosecution ri ght, Kni ght Beacon staff members quited on grounds of insufficient evi - witnesses . Presiding Is Judge D. R. listen intently . 89 Get On Your Mark WATCHI. G THE CLOCK, Jim Schlicting reflects time spent in preparation for quarter exams. • THE E ARE TRICKY Q ESTIO, 'S . . . eems to be Jim's sentiment as he ponder over a hard one on the exams, while :\like Goetsch '62 and George Cummings '62 appear too busy to notice Jim's plight. IS IT THAT BAD? ... remarks Jim as Father Kraus cor ect the test while the class looks on in glee. I JUDGING FROM ms FACE, it wasn't "that bad." In fact, it must have been• pretty good. 90 Sociologist Informs Class About Racial Bias Racial prejudice has reared its ugly petely, or 3) to promote a feeling of and the chief of police, but without head in two of the boys classes, but mutual respect between Negroes and results. But after the stabbing of a only for purposes of discussion. Mr. whites. They chose the third. woman, the entire group went to the Gene Walton and Fr. Louis Colonnese In other sections of the city, the chief of police and got police protec teach these social studies classes. situation is handled differently, Miss tion in 30 minutes. Mr. Walton, American History teach O'Connor stated. When a Negro moves "The groups have been trying to er, had his second period class review into a white apartment building he is make violations for the building code a movie, Vote for Fair Play, dealing forced to pay more rent. Soon the stick in court . They are also trying to with racial prejudice. whites move out because the landlord make the landlords realize that Negroes To give his sociology class a firsthand raises the rent and more Negroes move are humans and should be treated as report on racial problems, Fr. Louis in. such. However, when the group decides Colonnese recently invited Miss Bar To meet the higher rent, the Negroes to make improvements on a play bara O'Connor to speak on the prob bring in other families to live with ground, they have to do it out of their lems of the Negro. them, until there are as many as four own pockets and time," said Miss Miss O'Connor, a resident of Chi families in one apartment. After a O'Connor. cago, attended Marycrest College, while the entire block is left to the In the discussion period that fol worked with Catholic Charities, and is Negroes who get no service from the lowed, Fred Hawley '62, and Ed Sch now a block-director in a community landlord. The entire section turns into loemer '63, played the dominant roles organization trying to establish peace a slum. There are about four fires in by asking- questions based on Miss ful relations between races in the Chicago slums every day, and about one O'Connor's talk. Windy City. child dies each day as a result of these The young sociologist entered this fires, Miss O'Connor said. PlumpGirls Reduce work when a Negro doctor moved into To combat this situation, community her all-white neighborhood, boardered groups similar to YCS meet once or by Negroes on the west, east, and north twice a month to discuss their prob In ScienceClub sides and by the University of Chi lems. Mi O'Connor has 40 such groups by Bill Keefe cago on the south. The 12 block area in the city and hopes to have from 70 Learn how to reduce - at a science has a population of 20,000 people. to 80 in the future. meeting? Yes, this and many other in When the Negro moved in, the whites These groups provide a united front teresting facts were presented to the had a meeting to decide their course of in combating a problem. When, for ex Science Club by Fr. Sebastian Menke, astronomy instructor at St. Ambrose action. They had three choices: 1) to ample, serious crime problems sprang form a pitchfork mob and drive the up in Miss O'Connor's section, some of College, Nerroes out, 2) to ignore them com- the members contacted their alderman Any of the girls who attended the meeting can tell you that a sure way to reduce, according to Father Menke, ProgramRemedies Reading Rate is to go south. The reason is that the Are high school students able to smce it replaces the regular English earth is moving the fastest at the equa read? This may seem like a foolish class. tor. Just like a giant sling the earth is trying to throw you into space. There question, but it has been found that Workbooks are the major source of is a whole pound difference between many high school students are neither training for the class members. These your weight at the North Pole as com able to read at a reasonable rate of texts include lessons about the basic pared to your weight at the equator. speed nor to comprehend what they skills of reading, practice readings, and read. High school studies are relying also tests over the material covered. A Using a scale model of the solar sys more and more on a great volume of great deal of material is available for tem, Father brought out the extreme reading and immediate comprehension. this program at all levels of reading emptiness of space. If the sun were a At Assumption this problem was ob ability, from the sixth grade to fresh four foot sphere resting in the Assump served and immediate steps were taken man college level. tion physics lab, then our earth (a to change the situation. In the boys' At Assumption the two skills stressed green pea) would be sitting out on division a reading acceleration program most are comprehension and vocabu Harrison Street. Pluto would be in Bet was established to cope with the prob lary building. In the ninth grade stu tendorf. while the nearest neighboring lem. The program's main goal is the im dents concentrate on drills primarily to star would be over a thousand miles provement of comprehension and read improve their rate, while in the soph away. ing rate. omore program students work a great One of the most stimulating discus The program works on the basis of deal on improving their comprehension. sions of the evening began when the first identifying those students with a An innovation in this course is a ma students were challenged to prove that problem. Reading and comprehens ion chine to aid students in rate accelera the earth really did travel around the tests are given to all incoming fresh tion. It automatically compels them to sun. By watching the sun travel across men in the spring of their 8th grade read faster and to read more than one the sky, you think that it is the sun year when they take the other aca word at a time. which is doing the moving. After con demic tests. Since the program just Forty students are now taking ad sidering this perplexing problem, Dave began, the tests were also given to vantage of the program and special Cavanaugh '61 said, with a grin, that this year's sophom ores. books are in the library for their use. he was now convinced that the sun After it has been discovered that a Fr. John Boyle, who is in charge of was moving around the earth. student has a problem, he is registered the course, declared, "We encourage in Nancy Hunt '62 is another enlightened in the program and takes a more specific terest and love for reading. Thus far in science student. When Father handed test, the Silent Reading Test. A few the program we have enjoyed a reason her a small meteorite, its disproportion of the skills tested are rate of rea d able amount of success." ate weight almost caused her to drop ing, comprehension, vocabulary, poetry Speaking of most other remedial it. This same meteorite may once have comprehension, and sentence meaning. reading programs, Father stated, "Rate been part of a planet long since des This class is primarily for ninth and is sometimes exaggerated since speed troyed. To close the meeting Father tenth graders. Although it is a read is not an end in itself; it is only a warned the students, "If you see one ing program, some English is taught means to an end." of these coming, duck!" 91 YCS'ers Debate Negroest Liturgyt Mystical Body "I was thirsty and you did not give the Catholic Interracial Council. Fr . M. Mottet's on the Purpose of YCS , me to drink" quoted Fr . Clarence Stang- Mr . Toney , who has spoken previous - and Fath er Stanghor's on the Liturgy hor , as he stood looking dismally at the ly at AHS to YCSers , gave a highly re- of the Church being outstanding . empty water pitcher . This remark vealing talk about racial conditions in In his workshop, Father Mottet brought roars of laughter from the the North . He cited in particular the stressed th e theme of YCS: "the forma- many YCSers who had just attended problems skilled Negroes have in ap- ti on of Christian leaders for and through his workshop on the Liturgy. plying for jobs in Iowa . christianizing their society ." He ex- This workshop was one of several The morning workshops followed - plained the important principle of Cath- given at the Davenport Diocesan Fed- olic Action: "the formation of a YCSer eration Study Day held Sunday , March ~--- takes place while he is acting to better 13, at Aquinas high school , Fort Madi- society." son. More than 175 YSCers attended, Father Stanghor shed new light upon representing schools from Ottumwa , the Liturgy. Denouncing the strict cate- Keokuk , Burlington , Ft . Madison , Dav- a;,.,. .. llilllti-.. chism ideas as "not enough," he em- enport , Wilton Junction , and Betten- phasized the importance of the Litur- dorf. Assumption was well represented gy, and especially the Mass, being truly with over 60 students. social. Be stated, "the main school of Most important feature in the after- the Church is the Liturgy." noon was the election of officers for Don Perry, Assumption junior , con- the Federation. These students were ducted a workshop explaining and en. selected: Mike Phill1ps, president, Notre couraging the sale of paperbound Dame High, Burlington; Bob King, vice- books. Aquinas students conducted president, Aquinas High, Ft. Madison; two : one on the Mystical Body and one Thelma Volgar, secretary - treasurer, on the Social Inquiry. Bayes IDgh, Muscatine; and Greg Cu- The Mass was offered with the stu- sack, national representative, Assump- dents singing from Our Parish Prays tion . and Sings - a booklet used at Assump tion. Immediately after the registration, An appraisal of the Study Day was Bob King , an Aquinas sopholl).ore, gave made by Bernadette Sulgit, a full-time the keynote address. Welcoming the YCS worker from Chicago, and a few youthful delegates, he promised them brief words by the Federation chaplain, a busy day. He then introduced Mr . Fr. Louis Colonnese. Charles Toney, co-founder of the Lea Commenting on the Study Day, Fath gue for Social Justice and a member of er Motett said, "As a whole, the day was a success . The best part was the AT YCS STUDY DAY ... held Mar. good representation from the diocese." Art Clutters t 13 at Aquinas high school in Fort Madi Closing out the successful day with a son, Greg Cusack '61 accepts office as social hour were Assumption's own Adorns G-3 National YCS Representative. Knight Beats. by Ken Woll "What class do they teach in there?" remark many boys passing room G3 as they notice the large paintings which adorn the wall. "It must be art or something." No class , however, is taught in G3, for this is the workroom of one of the most versatile members of the Assump tion facu lty, Sr. M. Ernestine, BVM. Sister Ernestine, an Assumption li brarian, has taught art and music most of her life, and can play and teach many band instruments. Instrumental in start. ing a school band at Holy Name high school in Chicago, Sister is proud of the fact that many of her former stu dents are successful musicians. A direct decendent of Noah Webster, Sister Ernestine also has bad experience teaching English. OY HANSEN Although Sister Ernestine has not sought or received any publicity for her paintings, she is one of the official SIGN CO. portrait painters of the Sisters of Char II ♦ tAINEI ity. She has painted portraits of each of iT, the mother generals of her community DAVENPORT, IOWA as well as many dignitaries . Sister also painted a portrait of Mother Mary Clarke, founder of the BVM's . Taken • 3-9939 largely from her imagination, this pic ture was accepted by the community as the official portrait of their foun der. Boys Intrigued With "Traps" Perturb Girls by Sally Healey AHS boys have become quite adept at analyzing the problem of the red faced cringing girl standing outside of one of the science rooms or study halls in S wing . "She's left her purse in there," they'll report, nodding toward a room fill ed with boys . And sure enough , there it sits, big , conspicuious and bulging with nec essiti es. The blushing owner usually retreats when the boys begin their inspection. The first articles to be removed from the handbag are usually the most im portant - billfold, lipstick, compact, money, pencils, pens, chapel veil, and a rosary. Other not so vital but seldom lacking articles are bobby pins, mas cara, glasses and case, gum, activity book, study hall pass, old class assign ments and notes, rings, keys, jewelry, and letters. Further dumping and shaking dis close the various "idiosyncrasies" of SHOPPING CARTS would seem more appropriate than purses for carrying girls' the different owners. - Sandra Wertz '63 has a toothbrush belongings. Juniors Mickie Smith, andy Miller, Mary Jo Lacey, and Veronica kit in her purse, while Lorretta Neu Lopez demonstrate that books can't be carried in purses. feld '62 carries a flashlight. Shoes tumble from purses belonging to Juniors Mary Stafford and Linda Tempt Yourself WithA Zinger. Vocation A strange odor immediately identifies "An inclination to the priesthood is say they can't sacrifice themselves for the owner as a chemistry student - like a temptation" stated Fr. Joseph vocations," remarked Fr. Lawrence D. probably Mary Ann Walter '61, who Kokjohn in a vocation talk given March Soens during his vocation talk to As carries a baby bottle full of vinegar 14 before the AHS boys' division. sumption girls . to school for an experiment in titra He explained: "If you don't watch Father Soens, principal of Regina tion. out, a temptation will lead you into sin; High School, Iowa City, explained that Of course, the number of articles likewise an inclination to the priest teenagers sacrifice even in their every varies according to the glri. Susie Jan hood can lead you to the priesthood - day lives. They can also, then, sacrifice sen '60 has a grand total of 52 articles and this is what we want." for the religious life. in her purse, while Theresa Gravert The former St. Ambrose Academy "In any group of Catholic girls," '63 has only two recorded articles. The teacher decribed Davenport as the "Bis Father Soens went on, "at least 10% latter is a true phenomenon in purse hop's powerhouse" as far as vocations have a vocation, but not all follow It." history. were concerned. He stated that out of The signs of a vocation that Father The sight of the popular large purses the 73 priests ordained from the diocese enumerated are: good health, average drove a Wahlert High School student in the past 14 years, 19 of them or 31% intelligence, normality, sincere desire to write, "The fashion world's answer were graduates of St. Ambrose Acad to dedicate yourself to God, and a will to the combination suitcase, shopping emy. ingness to make sacrifice. bag, and the portable refrigerator is what is considered a convenient purse "However," Father cautioned "the Explaining normality, Father pointed in king-size ." demand for more priests is urgent. Ten out that it was the most important as Although agreeing that the purses new priests are needed each year in our pect of a vocation. It is basically the are quite a combination, Ann Hum diocese, while an average of five boys way a normal person lives and thinks. phrey '62 disputes their "convenience." are being ordained yearly ." "If there is a desire in our hearts to Last year she owned one of the so Emphasizing the abundance of po dedicate ourselves and to save our souls called "elephant traps" in which she tential vocations, Father noted that one and the souls of others, we know that kept such articles as a flashlight, tooth out of every three boys has the seed of God is speaking to us. It is a sign that brush, dice, deck of cards, and a fold a religious vocation. He stated that God is calling us to Him," Father em ing glass. This year, however, she uses every Catholic boy should ask himself phasized . her uniform pockets and carries the the following questions: Why did God "U you are ure you have a vocation, usual items, plus a paint brush and a create me? and is it po sible that God go. If you are doubtful, wait awhile mouthpiece for her trumpet. created me for the purpose of being a and pray on it; if you are sure you do Even the most thorough inspection priest or brother? not have a vocation, pray for those that may fail to disclose the most important Showing the diversity of religious might," advi ed Father Soens. article - an I.D. card. work in the diocese, Father Kokjohn In fact, I heard this very thing hap During the questioning that followed explained that of the approximately 210 pened a few days ago . Seems that Father's talk. he was asked, "Should a priests in the Davenport diocese , 30 some idiot left a black bucket purse girl who thinks she has a vocation teach in colleges, 20 in high schools, just like mine ... uh, where'd you date?" and "Should a girl date a boy 10 serve as chaplains for various in say they took it? ... principal's office who thinks he has a vocation?" stitutions while the rest are engaged in huh? ... Well, if you'll excuse me I "She may date occasionally," Father parish work. have to see Sister Mary Ann Esther answered, "but going steady can cause about something Yery important • . • "We sell young people short when we someone who has a vocation to lose it." 93 B-T-G-TSpells Spring Sports for AHS Athletes thy, champion of both the Davenport According to Bill Gluba '60, a mem- BASEBALL Jaycee and Quad-City Junior Tourney, her of the team that holds the Assump- Returning letterwinners and some Bill Flynn, who won the Davenport tion record for the 880-yard relay, this prospective newcomers compose the nu Country Club Junior Championship and year's prospects look pretty good. cleus of Assumption's baseball team. placed third in the Davenport Jaycee, "We've got quite a bit of talent, es- Veterans Paul Castro '60 and Dick Mike McCarthy, who copped second in pecially in our sophomores. I think sev- Wolfe '60 makeup the No. one battery. both the Davenport Jaycee and the eral records will be broken," says Bill. Coach Babe Derouin is also relying Davenport Country Club Junior tour- Tom Mason, '61, also a returning let- on senior lettermen, Mike McCleary, neys, and Vince Neu, Rock Island Ar- terman, exuberantly added, "Our track Dennis Calkins, John Beh, Dick Leon senal Junior Champion. team should be the best one in Assump- ard and John Brandt . Juniors Tony Mc Jim McGrath, Hal Feeney, Scrap tion's history." O'Donnell, and Nick Tarchinski will Andrews and Ed Cawley along with However, Coach Ambrose was in- sophs Karl Noonan and Don Miller pre also be vying for top positions. clined to be a little more consenatlve. sent added strength. GOLF "A lot is going to depend on our sopho April 8 Dav,-Muscatine, at DHS mores," he commented, but after a mo Coach Derouin states, "We're look 11 East Moline, home ing forward to a good year." The sea 13 Dav.-Muscatme, at Muse. ment's thought added, "Bob Schebler's son opener is April 5, a week from to 21 Moline, away going to have a good year with the shot day, against Moline. The Knights tackle 22 Wahlert, away put though." 25 East Mollne, away Davenport twice this year and clash 29 Wahlert, home The Knights have a eight-meet sched four times with the Alleman Pioneers. ule this season, with the Clinton Gate May 5 Rock Island, away The sectional tourney games will be 7 District way Classics and the Davenport Relays played April 23, 25, 27 at a yet un 13 Davenport, home standing out as the highlights. chosen site. 16 Muscatine, home 17 Moline, home TRACK BASEBALL April 1 Muscatine, Bett. at Bett. 8 Bettendorf, away Apnl 5 Moline, home 19 7 Rock Island. home TRACK Davenport Relays 29 East Moline, away 9 Davenport, home Although the Assumption track team 18 Regis C.R., away (2) is scheduled to compete against the Bet May 6 District 10 Geneseo, away 20 Alleman. away tendorf Bulldogs this Friday, Coach 22 Rock Island ,away 13 Wahlert, home 23 Sectional Ray Ambrosee is expecting a rather 24 Rock Island, Alleman at RI 25 Sectional cold start. 27 Sectional • • • 29 Alleman, home "It's going to be slow because of the Final statistics reveal that Mick Pro May 6 Alleman, away weather," he said. "The temperature is chaska '63 topped the frosh squad scor 13 Alleman, home still too cold, and when it does thaw ing-wise with 207 points in 13 games 21 Davenport, home the boys will have to wait for the track for a 15.9 average to lead the frosh at St. Ambrose to drain. You just can't to a respectable 10-3 season. TENNIS condition a team in the gym." • • • Fr. Arthur Perry, tennis mentor, is The returning lettermen have been In a recent junior intramural game, also expecting a fine season. With re practicing in the gym, but they agree homeroom A-4 beat B-2 by an 11-3 turning letterwinners, Ron Rehmann that a lot more could be accomplished count. Four-foot-ten-inch-Mike Cum '60, Bill Bedford "60, John Jayne '61, outside. mings led the losers with three points. and John Lammers '62, plus capable re serve strength from last year, Fr. Perry is hoping to better last year's winning 6-4 record. Halligan Since last year's one-two punch, Dave Killian, and Gene McCabe will be gone, Funeral Fr. Perry is anxiously awaiting the April 11 opener against arch-rival Dav enport to survey his squad in actual Home c,ompetition. TENNIS Geo. J. McCabe April 11 Davenport, away 12 .Muscatine, away 1895-1959 21 Wahlert. home 26 Rock Island, home Urban F. Ott May 3 Muscatine, home 5 Wahlert. away John J. McCabe 7 District GOLF Wm. L. McCabe 614 Main According to Fr. Chari • 1ann, goll coach, this season hould be an ex Davenport ceptionally good one. lthough there Iowa will be only t ·o returnin varsity let termen - Tom McCarthy and Bill for long as mem GORDON Flynn - there will b p enty of talent bers of E-4 and E-6, to go around. t w o junior home PRINTING CO. Among those who won tournament rooms, compete in 7th at Perry recognition last year are: Tom McCar- girls' intramurals. 94 KNIGHT Music Resounds; Students Chortle Music will resound through-out the Masonic Temple, April 29-30 as the Di BEACON ocesean Festival swings through its third decade. The choral groups will be judged by Vol. II-No. 7 Assumption High School, Davenport, Iowa April 26, 1960 Mr. Charles Sabbath, who directed the Muscatine choir in a concert given at YCS Conducts "p arents Night" Assumption April 6. Three required songs - America Our A blessed red rose will be given to will be given by members. A parent Heritage by the mixed chorus, You'll all mothers of YCS members by their will explain what his (her) son has Never Walk Alone by the boys chorus sons at the Parents' Night, Sunday, May gotten out of YCS. The business meet and Eternal Life by the girls chorus will 8 (Mothers' Day). The purpose of the ing will close with a social, inquiring provide material for partial judgment Parents' Night is to acquaint parents of a student problem, with adult partic of the choirs. Accompanying the chorus with the YCS movement. ipation. will be Roberta Ellis and Mary Sue This summer the Davenport YCS Fr. Louis Colonnese will give a talk Schwieters. entitled "A Challenge To Parents." Federation will sponsor a Mid-West Study Week which will be held at St. Although they will not compete, the Other short talks, outlining the purpose, bands from Assumption, Hayes, Musca history, and accomplishments of YCS Ambrose College, August 8-11. The Study Week will be attended by 250 tine and Ottumwa Heights, Ottumwa students, and 500 priests, brothers, and will perform. Prom Progresses sisters from Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, On April 30 the soloists will be Downtown businessmen will breath and Minnesota. judged by Stan Wilson of Augustana a sigh of relief when the decorations Speakers will be Fr. James Anderson College. committee for the Junior-Senior Prom of San Diego, Calif., the National Chap Assumption soloists include: Paul have finished searching every nook lain of YCS, and Bishop Ralph L. Hayes. Berendes and Stephanie Grant, drums; and cranny, every hallway and corn Study Week topics will cover politics, George Knight, trombone; Joan Ber er for tropical designs. international life, and leisure, which endes, clarinet. Also competing but in Petersen's, Abrahams and Scharffs will also be covered in next year's pro another division are Roberta Ellis and have all been visited by these indus gram. Mary Sue Schwieters, piano; Carol Wil trious, door-to-door beggars. South Sea kerson; the male quartet, and the girls' murals, chartreuse palm trees, and triple trio, voice. pink fish netting are just a few of the Tie A String Participating in the event will be: treasures thus far unearthed. All will Regina, St . Mary's, Mount St. Clare and cont;ibute to the enchanting theme of For Pizza Fete Our Lady of Angels, all of Clinton; St. "Balai-Hai." "Don't forget ... Saturday, April Mary's, West Point; Ottumwa Heights, Co-chairmen for the decorations are 30, is Pizza Day," say Mary Ann Sun Ottumwa; Acquinas, Fort Madison; Mary Ann Keller and Howard Heydn, derbruch '60 and Mike Lohf '60, co Notre Dame, Burlington; Hayes, Musca while Elaine Lamar heads the Chap chairmen of the Sodality and Honor tine; and Assumption. erone committee. Chuck Skelley and Society Pizza Dinner. The student musicians will begin the Eileen Dockery are in charge of tic Serving will be from 6:00-7:00 with meet with a Solemn Pontifical Mass at kets and invitations, respectively. Pos pizza, furnished by the Italian Village Sacred Heart Cathedral. ter publicity is being taken care of Inn, and Coca-Cola topping the menu. by Carole Westphal, while Sharon Lor A movie, "Five Fingers," will be shown READY TO GO ... are Don Perry '61, ence heads the PA publicity. at 7:30 in the auditorium. Jane Mumey '62, Kathy Ceurvorst '62, The Gold Room at the Blackhawk The committees working on this pro Barb Niemeyer '62, Elaine Feeney '62 Hotel has been secured for the occasion, ject are comprized of Honor Society and Bill Tiedge '62, as George Mc to be held on May 27th. Music will members and freshman through sen Carthy '60 fires the gun to start the be supplied by the Ambassadors. ior Sodalists. SGA elections. 95 SC Welcomes Pre - Freshman Present eighth graders are eagerly anticipating their first year at Assump tion after attending "Eighth Grade Orientation Day" sponsored by the AHS student council on April 22. Welcoming the students to Assump tion were Fr. Robert Amborn and the two principals. Ray Tiedje was MC for the short program that followed. The band and choral club performed. At separate assemblies, spiritual ad vantages, scholastic opportunities, and extra-curricular activities were explained to the students. Mike Ceur vorst '61, John Beh '60, Jim Ander son '60, and Greg Cusack '61 talked to the boys, while Mary Sue Schwie ters '60, Mary Bohrer '61, Mary Sue Maher '61, and Elaine Feeney '62 talk ed to the girls. Throughout the rest of the after noon, small groups of eighth graders toured the school. Points of interest, JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM preparations get into full swing as juniors Mary Ann such as the Home Ee lab and the chem Keller and Les Bickford paint a South Sea mural (and each other). The theme istry lab, were pointed out to them. for the Prom is Balai-Hai. Coke was served at the social hour that closed "Orientation Day." Vice Diminishesas Veep Takes Over Jim Anderson '60, who was in charge by Scrap O'Donnell it's because they thought it wouldn't of the day, sums it up, "We tried to feel the same going to your office and bring out all the good points of the "I'm ten years older than I was last school in hopes that students whose week," was the uncensored opinion of seeing an empty chair, or worse, a different teacher. parents are indifferent will want to Fr. William Dawson, Student Council come here." advisor, as he greeted Fr. Edmund J. "And get this, there were three Weeg upon the latter's return from a (count 'em) assemblies during your ab recent vacation at the health resort sence and each one was better than the on Marquette and Lombard streets. Hi-Lites other because of the students' behav April 26 Student Government Elec "How did it go?" inquired Father ior." tions Weeg. "Did the walls crumble under Wiping tears from his eyes, Father May 4 Posters permitted for class the strain of my absence?" Weeg mumbled about underestimating office campaign the power of the students. This drew a grunt from Father Daw 4 Faculty Meeting son as he affirmed that things ran Now both priests were crying and 6 Class Election Speeches taking turn blowing noses, until Father smoothly, maybe even a little bet 9 Class Elections ter than usual during the principal's Dawson protested, "But don't give all 10 Mothers' Club leave. the credit to me. Without the help of Sr. M. Cecil, BVM, and, of course, 14-15 The Lute Sonr "What did you do, hold nightly jug?" Sr. M. Ann Esther, BVM, the school 20 Athletic Awards Assembly quizzed the errant principal walls just might have tumbled." Period 3 "Not at all, not at all. There weren't Smiling, Father Weeg proclaimed, 20 Spring Band Concert - eve even any new methods up my sleeve "Good work Father Dawson ... in ning when I took over; I just held a meet that case, I think I'll take a vacation 24 Student Government Instal ing with my Student Council mem to Bermuda right now to play a little lation bers. They took things into their own golf instead of waiting until summer." 24 Cheerleader Elections hands - successfully, I might add, "HECK-NO! - another week of act 26 Ascension Thursday - Holy just like every project they've worked ing as principal and I'll be too old on this year," replied the SC advisor. day - no classes and tired to teach! By the way how 27 Academic Awards Assembly do you keep your youthful looking face "I must be dreaming; are you sure - Period 3 and hairline ... orange Juice?" you haven't overlooked something, may 27 Junior-Senior Prom be a student skipping study hall or "Simple question ... simple answer; 30 Memorial Day - Holiday - even going off campus at noon?" the I've just been catching up on my beau No Classes recuperating official exclaimed. ty sleep," yawned Father Weeg. · 31 Senior Exams "I'm sorry, Father," replied Father And with those words still ringing Dawson, "but all of the students be in his ears, Father Dawson turned and June 1 Senior Exams haved themselves very well. They had sauntered down the hall, eyes focussed 2-3 Underclassmen Exams an air of self-responsibility. I suppose on the floor. 5 Graduation 8:00 P.M. 96 Spring Forecast: Chinese Fog Mixed with Applause A Chinese atmosphere hangs like a meyer '62, Governess; Kemper Wilkins committees plus the stage crew and heavy fog over E-7, while a heavy rain '62, Li-Wang; Don Dodds '63, Tchang; ushers . of costumes showers upon it daily. Chuck Skelley '61, Youen Kong, and Sr. M. Eustella, BVM, director , feels, Aspiring Mary Martins and Yul Jane Wells '62, Marriage Broker. "We have the makings of Broadway Brynners use E-7 as a rehearsal hall Dick Fick sums up the feelings of the stars . The actors , behind-the-scenes for the Lute Song, to be presented May participating seniors by saying, "It's crew, and everyone participating com 14 and 15, since St. Ambrose and Mary the biggest event of my senior year, pose a wonderful crew." crest students are using the aud for and the best. The play should really be Brigadoon practice. The "Chinese" cast a hit ." Orators Emote will take over the aud after the pre "Research, research and more re sentation of Brigadoon. Sr. M. Borgia, BVM, will direct the dancing for the drama . A dragon dance, search!" Yes, many students found, Rehearsals are held after school on Chinese maiden worshipper dance, and preparing for an oratorical contest is Monday and Friday; Tuesday, Thursday a parade will be included in the scenes . work . . . and more work. and Wednesday evenings; and during Sister has received a book on Chinese Approximately 75 students began pre study balls. On Sunday afternoons the folk dancing from the Library of Con parations for the semi-finals of the Ora thespians can also be found practic gress . The music from the Broadway torical Contest sponsored by the Na ing. musical of the same name has been tional Honor Society. Rummaging The ancient Chinese play revolves taped and is used for practices. through card files, old magazines, and around Tchao-ou-Niang, played by even law books, applicants produced Kathy Kehoe '60, and Tsai-Yong, por Costumes are being borrowed from the needed material for their speeches . trayed by Tom Buechele '60, the two students. Any that are not donated will An all-school assembly April 28 will principal characters. be rented. Those for the dancers will be the climax. It will be held in the be made. One essential costume is a auditorium. Tsai-Yong journeys to the Court of black wig to cover Kathy Kehoe's red Topics chosen by the students were the Emperor and wins great reknown hair. diversified. In addition to the suggested while his young bride, Tchao-ou-Niang, topics (National Defense, Labor Un and his parents, Tsai and Madame Tsai Students have eagerly volunteered ions in the U.S., Censorship, and Ra (Tim Goffar '60 and Margaret Ries '62) for the "offstage" committees. These cial Segregation), students chose such await his return. To reward Tsai-Young, committees comprise the costume, topics as Space Age Education, Enr Prince Nieou (Dick Fick '60) forces scenery, make-up, program, and ticket lish, Key to the Closing College Door, him to marry the Princess Nieou-Chi, The Education of the Gifted Child, portrayed by Barb Smith '62. and The Dynamic Senator Symington. Other speaking parts belong to Ger Students were urged by speech teach ald Ehrecke '60 playing the Manager; ers, as well as by others, to enter the Tracy Plum '62, Si-Tchun; Barb Nie- contest. Several reasons were given by the students for entering the oratorical contest. Vincent Neu '61 echoed the KuderCan Tell Yau ideas of many students when he stated, A cowboy, a garbage collector or a "The contest will give me a change lovelorn columnist, just take your pick! to express myself and to gain more Juniors and sophomores were recently self-confidence." Nearing the semi given choices such as these, as part of finals, many s?tldents said that they the Kuder Preference test, prepared "even learned something in the pro by the Science Research Associates. cess." The nature of these tests was en Pat Speicher '62 attempted to en tirely subjective. There were no right courage students to become more de or wrong answers, since the Kuder termined in their application of Enr Preference test seeks to uncover per lish composition. Pat feels that "college sonal likes and dislikes concerning voc students who lack a good background ations. More than sufficient time was in composition find It a detriment in allowed to enable the students to fin their scholastic progress." ish, though they were cautioned that Judi Gaul '61 selected as her topic best results are obtained without much Television Censorship in Commercials. deliberation. She felt this was apt since "we do not hear enough about false advertising, but To get an accurate picture of the stu our minds are clouded mainly with the dent's interests, the questions dealt with scandals in the quiz shows." ten general fields. If you marked be ing a cowboy or a tree expert as choices, then you probably will get SpeakersScore a high indication from outdoor work. Three Assumption girls won top hon On the other hand you may have ors in the Iowa High School Forensic checked answers which indicate an in Association State finals, April 1. Louise terest in writing or music. On your DeZorzi '62, Kathy Kehoe '60 and Tracy score sheet these fields will be rank Plum '62 attained superior ratings, the ed from your greatest liked to your highest ratings possible. most disliked vocations. In the Knights of Columbus Diocesan According to Father Boyle these Speech Contests, April 9 at St. Am tests will be used as part of the coun brose College, Louise DeZorzi gained seling program. By comparing a stu CHOPSTICKS, FANS, KIMONAS com honors by placing third in oral inter dents interests, the counselor will be pose the costumes for Dick Fick '60 pretation while Mike Barry '63 copped able to direct him towards courses and Margaret Ries '63 during practice third in radio speaking. Both received which will be most suitable. for The Lute Song. engraved trophies. 97 Seniors Have "High Hopes" for Convention "Everyone is voting for Jack Materials needed for the convention are; posters, Cause he's got what the rest lack songs and speeches. Posters and other material can be Everyone wants to back Jack obtained from the candidates' campaign headquarters. Cause he's got high hopes." Senator Kennedy sent huge posters, campaign buttons, bumperettes, and Reader's Digest and Congressional Singing this song to the tune of High Hopes, the Record reprints after we had written for them. Ken Kennedy supporters swept into the convention hall. nedy also sent a telegram commending students for their interest in political affairs. Colorful poster parades filled the hall as the dele gates milled on the floor. The songs of Sen. Jack Since we would not have sufficient time for a full Kennedy (High Hopes) and Sen. Lyndon Johnson convention, we would have only the nominations and (Deep In The Heart of Texas) lifted the roof. Cries of balloting. The candidate would be the prominent pres "All the way with L.B.J." and "Let's Back Jack" rose idential hopefuls of today and the 'favorite son' can in a swelling din as their followers surged back and didates. forth across the floor. This noisy throng opened the However, we must realize that a lot of organizing Mock Demorcratic Convention at Loras College, Ap is necessary before this dream becomes a reality. State ril 6 and 7. delegates and chairmen must be appointed. Songs, nom At a recent Assumption Student Council meeting, a ination speeches, and seconding speeches must be pre mock convention was proposed but voted down since pared. The delegations must decide whether they will the end of the school year was too close for such a large support a favorite son or another state's candidates. project. The state delegations could be appointed by having However, some say, and we among them, why not each senior write his (or her) choice of which state hold the convention for the seniors only? he would like to represent. Afterwards some re-ap pointing would have to be done so each state has dele The purpose of a convention is "to encourage a great gates. er interest in the political issues of the day, the can didates for office, and the processes of a national con Since the seniors don't have any interest in the Stu vention." It also affords many opportunities for student dent Association elections, they could devote their time leadership and discussion of important national and to the organization of this convention and make it a international problems, and, as one Loras chairman very successful undertaking said "to have fun." J.B. Roaring, Four-eyed Monsters KidnapAssumption Walkers It happened only ten minutes ago, right before my As I allowed the monster to devour me, I realized eyes. I saw several girls walking up the street in the dangerous trend to which I was conforming - that front of the school when a roar perked up my ears. is, always riding to and from St:hool, or, for that A four-eyed monster with a red body swept down matter to or from anywhere else. upon the girls, stopped, and swallowed them, books As I exchanged bits of conversation, a frightening and all. Another roar resounded as it zipped out of sight amid the screeching of its feet against the pave thought flashed through my mind. If man were to keep ment and two columns of white smoke. up his ever increasing dependence on such monsters I was not horrified because, all around me, boys and as this to do his work, in only a few decades his girls alike were being set upon by such two and four strongest muscles would be in his thumb and fore eyed monsters. In fact, a small black model with finger. white spats descended upon me and stopped. A leer But we do have one individualist. Fr. John Boyle ing face peeked out of the interior and asked if I wished a ride. My reply was positive, for I was al walks two miles to McAuley Hall every night. Can ready worn out from walking the 200 feet from the any student top that? school to the sidewalk. G.J. 98 Liturgy and Laity Bread Line FormsOut Front by Scrap O'Donnell "Julius, how did you like going to Mass in the catacombs during Lent?" "Fine, particularly since I was able to offer my own fish, fowl and fruits on the altar." From this conversation, we see that the idea of giving as well as receiving in the Mass was deeply implanted in the early Christians. They were accus tomed to bringing their own corn, wheat and wine to the altar at Mass. During Lent we did too . The practical reasons for reverting to the early Chris tian practice of putting hosts in the ciborium was that there was no tabernacle in the auditorium. Put ting in the hosts, however, was a very useful and re warding thing to do, liturgically, since many of the stu dents had never realized the meaning of the Offertory. IMITATING THE EARLY Christians who brought bread Each morning when we put hosts into the Ciborium, and wine to the Mass, Bill Tiedge '62, John Anderson '61. they should symbolize the sorrow and hope of our and Pat Rossen.miller '61 place their hosts in the ciborium before Mass. souls. By offering up a gift, we get the same mean ing as the early followers of Christ did; in tum, we will get more out of Mass. WhoThrows the MostParties ? Get in the bread line - there's still enough room; Do cliques control the social events of Assump only this isn't depression, this is prosperity. tion High School? In a recent survey of 500 boys and girls from all classes, opinions were divided. Fifty Youth of Month seven per cent of those asked thought they did, while forty-two and a half per cent disagreed . The question included not only dances and affairs Jol,nsonGets tl,e Nod put on by the school, but the parties given and at Chairman of the NHS Oratorical Contest, Knight Bea tended by Assumption students . As one of the posi con staff member, chairman of the ushers for Lute tive group commented, "Sure, someone may have a Song, a Young Christian Student ... Jim Johnson party, either open house or without specific invita '60 is also Youth of the Month. tions, but everyone knows just who is supposed to Jim becomes the sixth Student Council Youth of attend it." the Month. Jane Mumey '62, Carole Gross '60, John There was a definite trend of opinions in the dif Bernsten '60, Gary Jansen '61, and Mary Sue Schweit ferent classes. The underclassmen tended to think that ers '60 have preceded him in this honor. cliques run everything while the upperclassmen, more The son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Johnson, 2920 or less, thought of themselves as "one great big happy Rockingham Road, Jim is the second straight Youth of family." One explanation for this was given by Mary the Month from Saint Alphonsus parish. Sue Schwieters, '60. Among his many accomplishments, Jim has finished "The underclassmen are still getting to know each second in two spell other, so naturally they fall into definite groups, or ing bees, the Scott as some like to call them - cliques. The upperclass County and the all men, on the other hand, have known each other for school spelling bees. at least three of four years. They have parties for Jim points proud ly to the ceilings in all-something like the Spaghetti Dinner, where every his bedroom and one belongs and is wanted." the living room of Jan Miller, '60, asserts, "There is only one big clique his house, since he and that's the senior class." A little prejudiced, maybe? installed them him M.A. W. self. He learned the trade helping his father install acous tical ceilings for ,u ,. KNIGHT BEACON Sound Engineering Company. "As " Be11~on in the Night" Collecting rocks rounds out Jim's The Knight Beacon is published eight times a year by II students of many activities. He Assumption high school. The yearly subscription rate is $1.50. has an extensive EDITOR: Larry MonUord collection and en ASSOCIATE EDITORS : Roseann Laake, Hal Feeney joys discussing it. Jim Johnson 'GO 99 Sophs by Gloria Richardson DEAR SUSIE: Every time my boyfriend calls for me, he sits in his car and honks the horn. He dis turbs the neighbors and makes the dog bark. What can I do? Prefer••• HORN HATER by Nancy Imming and Fran Nelson DEAR HORN: Next time let the neighbors be dis From days of old when knights in shining armor turbed and the dog bark until the honker comes to alloped to the re cue of fair swooning damsels in dis the door! tress times have chan ed to Fabians dashing out in • • • Thunderbirds . ever hele today Susie Soph and all DEAR SUSIE: My boyfriend Sam calls me every modern girl still look for chivalrous knights in the night. I like this but I never seem to be able to get boys the date . a word in edgewise. How can I tell him, in a polite \\ hen Su ie has a date with an AHS Knight she ex way, to clam up? pects him to follow this code which makes a knight a SILENT SAM'S GIRL "Knight": DEAR SILENT: Which would you rather have, a Sam the Silent or a Claude the Clam? Always prompt • • • Honest DEAR SUSIE: Once in a while I date Terry. He is Sincere a nice boy but he is so stingy. He wouldn't give his own mother a bent nickel. Next month we are going to the Junior-Senior Prom and I know we will end up Kind and Gentle at McDonald's after the dance. Help! PAUPER'S GIRL Neatly groomed DEAR PAUPER: Pack a lunch. Intelligent Gallant " SixteenReasons " Happy by Barbara Niemeyer Trustworthy The way you come on time, Makes you first rate. You call a week ahead, Wanted - the ideal sophomore girl. Must be For your next date. neat and tidy, good looking, have an excellent personality, be thoughtful, economical. and a You're friendly with her folks, good conversationalist. Call 6-1265 (after 4:15 You let them know, p.m.) Good personality Will always show. Those are part of sixteen reasons That make you great! The way you share a joke, Yet are sincere. You listen to her dreams, Her hopes and fears. You dress to make her proud, You open the door. You talk of things you like, Yet aren't a bore. Those are part of sixteen reasons That make you rate! You put your best foot out, You're honest all the time. You know just what to spend, And give her the sign. You help her with her coat, You drive with car e. You get her home on time, You're always fair. Those are part of sixteen reasons Why you 're an ideal date! 100 The OppositeAngle by Mike McCarthy Girls Should Be : Gracious not Pugnacious Cheerful not Tearful Clean not Obscene Moderate not Inconsiderate Mindful not Forgetful Virtuous not Impious Confident not Diffident Shining not Whining Lucid not Pallid Adorable not Deplorable Glamorous not Clamorous Litanyof the Ladies (The following article is a Litany compiled by a boys' sopohomore English class. It was chanted to Sr. Mary Leon's sophomore English class by Dave Huyette and Terry Thompson . The girls responded with "praise be to them" to the praiseworthy points, and "deliver us from them" to the unfavarable points.) All extravagant girls Deliver us from them All girls with a good personality Praise be to them All two-faced girls Deliver us from them All friendly and gracious girls Praise be to them All trustworthy girls Praise be to them All inconsiderate and Deliver us from them All dignified and Praise be to them selfish girls well-groomed girls All temperamental girls Deliver us from them All girls with a sense of humor Praise be to them All girls who gossip Deliver us from them + TheDoub le-Cross + by Don Miller class. Within four days I had cut the field to five candidates . I decided to tail (that's the detective type The door opened and a little man stepped into my word for follow) each of the girls for a few days. office. He was rather skinny, sort of frail looking. By his looks I judged him to be around 20. Eight days and four candidates later I felt I was no further than when I started. They all fell far short Timidly, he asked , "You're Mike Hammerhead, the of Mike's qualifications. With only two days left I detective, aren't you?" I answered in the affirmative. started on the last candidate. He continued. "My name is Mike McCarthy; I'm a sophomore at Assumption high." The last one impressed me right away. Her name I asked him why he looked so much older than he was Evie Patter. Even though she was not overly good looking, she was very attractive because of her ap was. Before I could continue he signaled me to a pearance and charming manner. halt; then he continued. I noticed she was on time for all her classes and He explained that although he was very shy he talked freely, but not too much . She impressed me very wanted to go to the Spring Dance . He said he didn't much . For the final test, I had asked her for a date. want to ask any of the girls he knew; he wanted some At 7:30~ to my delight, she was ready to go. First, body special, the ideal girl. He said he had aged at however, she introduced me to her mother and father. least five years in the last month worrying about it. I took a mental note . She proved to be a good listener I asked him what he thought his ideal girl should be . as well as a conversationalist. When we arrived home she thanked me for the swell time she had had. He replied, "She should he sort of pretty, of course, The ideal girl - at last I had found her. I made my but more important she should have a good personal report to Mike. He was overjoyed. But when he called ity. She should be able to talk intelligently, be prompt her it was too late. She had already been asked to and neat, attractive and punctual." the Spring Dance. I pondered over these qualities. Though it was quite Mike has never quite forgiven me, but the detective an order, I told him I'd try to find her in two weeks. always gets the girl in the movies . Besides I don't look My first move was to scout the girls in his sophomore upon it as losing a friend but as gaining MY ideal girl. 101 The BVMs AHS Honor Roll Sisters Recall - - Lost Holidays by Roberta Ellis "I can't wait 'til the weekend," is a phrase widely used by students at As sumption. But strangely enough, it may have been first coined by a Sister and not by a student. It is generally conceded that a week end is a time to get things done that you normally can't do during the week. Remember that big stack of exam pap ers Sister took home last Friday? That's right, by Monday they are all corrected, recorded and stacked in neat piles ready for distribution. THE ROLL? Like most of us, Sisters sleep late on Saturday mornings - until 6:30 that GffiLS man, Joan Berendes, Barbara Berg, Sally Co Seniors gan, Jeanne Genzel, Denise Hole, Pat West is. After getting up at 5:00 every morn First Honors phal, Josephine Luther, Gloria Borowicz. ing, 6:30 is a luxury. Judith Abbott, Lois Borowicz, Margaret DI Katherine Dower, Pamela Rogers, Janet nyone who has ever been to the Blaslo, Roberta Ellis, Ines Frlederlchs, Cath Stahle, Carolyn Abresch, Judith Carstensen, leen O'Brien, Mary Schepker, Kathleen Schon Susan Doering, Juanita Walz. Martha Holm, convent has marveled at its gleam. hort, Mary Sue Schwleters Sharon McNamara, Agnes Mohr Reas on? Every Sister has some house Second Honors Honorable Mention dut y which she performs early each Dorothy Testroet. Kathleen Kehoe, Cecelia Barbara Carlin, Kathy McKenna, Sue Ment morning . Remember the big picture Modrick, Jane Alston, Mary Neufeld. Mary zer, Carol Sulentic Sunderbruch, Mary Marlnan, Mary O'Brien, wind ow in the parlor? This is the job Barb Wilkerson, Sandra Andrew. Isabelle Mc BOYS that keeps Sr . Mary Francelle busy. Namara, Betti Brandt. Susan Gadient, Suz Seniors anne Jansen. Linda McDonald, Mary Seng, First Honors If a Sister isn't traveling to Chicago Mary Teshak , Carol Barney , Kathleen Keefe, John Berntsen to buy costumes for the Lute Song, to Barb Snell, Barb Werthmann, Connie Edwards Second Honors Dubuque for a Math tournament, she Honorable Mention Lawrence Montford, Ronald Rehmann, Jo may be keeping a Sister driver busy Janice Arndt, Janice Bertrand. Pat Campbell, seph Ross. James Johnson, Gerald Kane, Carole Gross. Sharon Martens, Janice Miller William Bell, James Anderson, Patrick De going to the dentist, doctor , or oculist. luhery, Gerald Ehrecke, George McCarthy, Juniors Robert Reisinger. John Niemeyer, Michael Th ough the sleds are now in dry dock, First Honors th e more athletically inclined Sisters Loh!, John Hyland, Paul Berger Glenna Barry, Mary Bohrer, Roseann Laake, Honorable Mention arm _ themselves with rackets for a Barb Smith John Beh match behind the convent. Second Honors Juniors Della Powers, Carol Westphal, Connie Flnken First Honors A Saturday night regular at evening hoefer , Karen Melroy, Mary Ann Keller, Rita None recreation is the Perry Mason show. Macken, Karen Sanders. Carol Wysoske, Ju Second Honors Some Sisters, however , prefer to sew, dith Ertl, Judith McDermott, Sandra Pohl Harold Feeney, David Cavanaugh, Timothy peter. Rita Radwick, Mary Ann Walter, Judith read , and even cook . These students in Vaughan. Paul Bauer, Edward Soenke, Charles Johnston, Barb King, Carol Ossowski, Judith Sommer, William Keefe, David Cratty, Thomas the shorthand classes will attest to the Egger, Elaine LaMar, Mary Sue Maher. Anita Kistenmacher, Gary Lafayette, Daniel Mc originality of Sr. St. Monica's rag dolls. Walsh, Eileen Dockery, Kathryn Mentzer, Guiness . Lester Bickford, William Pohl. Mich Srs . St. Catherine, St. Victor, and Sally Healey, Maryl-Lee Nahrgang, Nancy ael Sweeney, Howard Heydn, Francis Valalnis . Tullis, Susan Chenoweth, Mary McMahon, Ireaneaus spend much of their time Honorable Mention Karen Ochs, Nan Buchmeyer, Christine Michael Ceurvorst, Kenneth Woll keeping abreast of the current world Schlack Sophomores affairs. If you ever want a pound of the Honorable Mention First Honors best fudge in the world try some of Cathy Arnold, Carlyn McKenzie, Jeanne Mey Michael Abbott, WIJllam Flynn, Gerald Kete er, Diane Miclot, Pat Miley, Elizabeth Ryan, laar, John Lammers, Stan Maliszewski Sr. Ann Esther's and Sr. Lidwine's. Pat Swails Second Honors Besides all these activities the Sisters Sophomores David Huyette, George Knight, Donald Miller, spend time reciting the Little Office of First Honors Gerald Kealey, Howard Mentzer, John Fiese, the Blessed Virgin Mary and doing their Sharon Barta, Mary Guile, Jane Molyneaux, Adrian Remke, Douglas Duda, Dale Conard, spiritual and professional reading. Barbara Niemeyer John Lepetit, William Thiessen . Joseph Vize Second Honors Honorable Mention Sunday morning five Sisters go to Claudia Townsend, Mary Hart. Jane Wells, John Crossen, Robert Schroeder Princeton and LeClaire to teach cate Janet Barrett, Cynthia Bunge, Karen Halston, Freshmen chism. These are: Sisters Ireaneaus, Susan Schwarte, Tana Sue Cook, Loretta Neu First Honors Frances Agnes, Loretta Cecil, Angele feld, Linda Brinker, Ann Humphrey, Betty None Lafayette, Louise DeZorzi, Jan Fleischman, Second Honors Therese, and Eustella. Patricia Maag. Patricia O'Toole, Donna Car Thomas Fennelly, Michael Flynn, Thomas Cu At this time others may correct pa penter, Patricia Nemmers, Tracy Plum, Steph sack, Thomas Moore. Patrick McGreevy, Rob anie Grant, Mary Pohlmann, Brenda Rogers. pers, prepare the next week's work. Sis ert Schwarz, Paul DIBiasio, Gary Cangelosi, Judith Scott. Sharon Williams, Elaine Feeney, Michael Peterson, John Burke, Jim Kellen ter Diana, for instance, may spend time Jane Mumey berger, Stephen Miclot, Joseph Nahra, Bruce in the chemistry lab working on an ex Honorable Mention Borne, John Molyneaux, John Reynolds, Pat periment she plans to give the students Diane Buxton, Toni Colbrese, Caroljeanne rick Feeney, Jeffrey Gadient, Lawrence Daisy, Donna Gayman, Barbara Lewandoski, Burdt. Donald Chenoweth, John Hogan, Rich next week - she wants to make sure Beverly Parlsho it really works. ard Foster, Gary Bolster, Michael Fitzsim Freshmen mons. Lyle Gregonls, George Koenigsaecker, A complete garden of spring, sum First Honors Gerald Schutte, Jim Brownson, James Mc mer, and even autumn flowers is the Barbara Lewis, Mary Soenke Hugh, Raymond Roddewlg, Joseph Kehoe. Second Honors Robert Kautz dream in the making for Sister Coaina, Lenee Showalter. Mardi Gaydos, Pat Ham Honorable Mention who spends much of her time in the mond, Marcia Kohler, Kathleen McDermott, Ed Bills. Michael Chenoweth, Richard Mullen. meditation garden. Mary More. Mary Ann Pauly, Margaret Pohl- Charles Schmidt 102 Words GirdEarth as StudentsCompose Themes All the words from the themes done colonial literature took a lot of work these themes was the interesting use by the students for English would gird and a lot of time, I trunk - in fact of magazine pictures in depicting their the circumference of the world twice. I know - it was worth it." interpretations of the main characters . This is no exaggeration. In many cases, the research was ex (See display by library.) Moreover, their variety is infinite. tensive and time consuming. Edward Instead of using the biography to Senior boys just handed in themes on Soenke, who, in the process of writ give the author's life, Patricia Speicher the presidential campaigns of 1960. Dur ing Medea, used 19 reference books, conjured a television program entitled, ing March, the girls' sophomore Eng explained, "This term paper is an This Is Your Life, William Shakes lish classes wrote reports on The attempt to give a short, general picture peare. Sue Welch used an on-the-street Idylls of the King and Julius Caesar, re of the greatness and the grandeur of interview between William Shakes spectively. Greek drama and, in particular, Attic peare and John Cameron Swazy to give Having completed a long theme on tragedy; of the history and influences Shakespeare's life. Shakespeare, senior boys were assigned of the times and, in particular, the a 5000 word research paper. Fr. Wil "age of Euripedes" - his life and char Barbara Niemeyer and Jane Wells liam F. Wiebler suggested 13 topics, acteristics; of the plays by Euripedes laid out their paper as if it were a ranging from considering the qualifi and especially the tragedy, Medea, newspaper with headlines, pictures and cations of Richard Nixon for the pres with a concise discussion of its pro stories using Elizabethan expressions idency to comparing the party plat perties and the problems involved. and words. forms of the two major political par Finally, my own evaluation and con Having read these reports, some ties. clusions are set forth." sophomore boys wrote letters to the Typical of the subjects chosen are Each theme paper had to have a girls, evaluating and criticizing the re those by Mike McGee - Six Possibili history of the period when the writ ports. They were then graded on the ties for President of the United States, ing was done, a life of the author, accuracy of their evaluations and the and David Lee - Why Would Kennedy discussion of the selected topic, a con grammar used in these letters. Make the Best President? clusion, and personal evaluation of the Father Wiebler explained the pur topic. Since there was no prescribed pose of the paper as, "a means to length for the reports, some of them Ox BellsR ing familiariu students with political went over 50 typed pages. campaigning through research into the Upon entering D-5, Denise Bickford's various aspects of the campaign and A little more originality and imagi eye caught the interesting bulletin to give them experience in writing nation was put into the sophomore girls' board. On it she saw symbols of the long themes which will have to be themes. Sr. Mary Borgia, BVM, ex four Evangelists, the founders of the done in college." plained this phenomenon. "Without Catholic Press. One of these symbols knowing who did the themes, I could was an ox. Like the seniors, the junior boys tell what class did them because any were required to do two long written class other than sophomores would Wonderingly, Denise asked Sr. Mary assignments; however, both themes have been too conservative to use many Coaina BVM, about the cow. Sister's followed approximately the same out of the devices that these sophomores reply was, "That is not a cow but an line. The first themes had such diver used. They were most original." ox. Does that ring a bell?" sified titles as Mourning Becomes Elec tra by Charles Sommer, Colonial Lit Both classes of girls, though they "Oh yes," cried Denise, "St. Thomas erature by James Prochaska, Hamlet's have different teachers and different Acquinas - the Dumb Ox." Hesitation by Paul Bauer, and Chau subjects, used much the same outline cer's Canterbury Tales by Francis Val when making their reports. Each used anis. Mr. Ron Mellen, junior English a life of the author, quotes from the teacher, restricted the second themes play, questions from the literature to reports on the works, style and life book on the play, a report on another history of the great American authors. facet of English literature, and pro Most of the junior researchers feel files on the main characters. that they received valuable experience The girls were urged to use their through these reports. Bob Young says, imagination in making their papers. "Even though the research work on One of the most unique features of DOING RESEARCH FOR AN A on their term paper are Joe Bryant '60 and Tim Goffar '60. . . . while sophs Mary Guile, Susan Wilson and Sharon Barta discuss their marks. 103 WHAT'S UMMMM GOOD? . . . Karen and Kathy Gravert, RotaryRedutes both '62, reveal the cause of the delic ious aroma which MoneyProblems comes f r o m the One of the problems confronting Home Ee room. many seniors this year is the financ ing of a college education. The Dav enport Rotary Club has a solution to this in the form of a College Loan Fund. If you possess qualities of leadership, are in the top half of your class, and have a good moral character, you are eligible to apply for a Rotary Club Loan. Applications can be secured from the Trust Officer of the Rotary Col lege Loan Fund at the Davenport Bank and Trust Company. How much can you borrow? An undergraduate can borrow up to $4,000 while a graduate student can borrow as much as $2,500. These loans can be applied to any college or university connected with the North Central Association, and to vocational courses such as nurses training. If you are interested in obtaining further information, contact any mem ber of the Rotary Club or the Trust Officer of the Rotary College Loan Fund. Junior Reveals Behind the Scenes Action; Campaigns Include More Than Speeches by Greg Cusack number of things: salesmanship by the Finally, the weeks of hectic prepar Have you ever wondered how a candidate; political sense of the cam ation and frenzied activity draw to a campaign is conducted? Most people paign manager; and the persuasiveness close. It ls the day of the speeches. are acquainted with only a few of the and technique of the talkers. This is the proce by which the fin. many campaign activities: posters, Circulating among the students is al knot is tied. peeches, voting, In reality there is the candidate's main job. If the stu The campaign manager stresses his much, much more. dents picture him as a likable person candidate's good points, praising him A candidate's first step is to contact and associate him with leadership in for what he is and conveying the a campaign manager. This student many activities, they will vote for him. idea that he's the only right choice. must be popular and have "connec As the main "pusher," the campaign The manager must get the audience tions" and influence. The brunt of the manager has a most important part in in a receptive mood so they will listen campaign will rest on him. the campaign. He must be popular and attentively to his candidate's speech. This campaign manager and the influential with the various sections of As the candidate speaks the last step candidate meet to discuss the cam the school. Most important, he must of the campaign is carried out. All the paign. They select "talkers," influen have political sense. work and preparation, the hours of tial people who will push the candi If the talkers do not convey the idea careful planning are climaxed by this date in their respective divisions. This to the students that their man is the one speech. This is the make or break croup is referred to as the candidate's best for the job the campaign will stage of the campaign. "political machine." fail. They must keep their candidate's If possible, a general meeting of the name alive. Speaking in a friendly manner, the talkers, the candidate and his manager As the campaign progresses, the candidate conveys the idea he wants takes place, during which various com candidate and his manager from time the job. He tells how he will carry out mittees, such as posters and publicity, to time receive reports from the talk his platform. He promises to do the are set up. These decide on a plat ers on their progress. If the candidate best and asks for votes. form. An example of a plank in a is noticeably weak in one section of Taking his seat he exchanges looks platform would be "More and Better the school, then the wise manager with the campaign manager. The flash Student Representation." These plat concentrates more talkers in that one of a smile, the nod of a head, and the forms are very important in a good section. By employing these reports effort has ended. Now the intolerable campaign, and can be used to great wisely, the candidate will be assured suspense starts, to last for what seems advantage. of votes in each section of the school. an eternity of hours. In the morning he The success of the carefully-laid Failure to do this has often been the will feel either joy or sorrow. But he plans of these people depends on a downfall of aspirants. will know he did all he could. 104 AH S PoliticiansMatch Kennedy-Nixon Ambitions by John Beh Barb is a straight A student and has the Science Club and is active in the Assumption may not have any Ken been an active member of the Sodality Sodality, GRA, and the Pep Club. Par nedys or Nixons , but many candidates for 2 years and of the GRA for 3 ticipating in the Drama Club, she was years. She also participates in the for Student Government Association in one of the winning One-Act plays. offices are available. Drama Club and the Pep Club. Student of the Month was an honor First and most important of these The last of the three candidates is officers is the president who will pre Jeanne Meyer. She has been on the placed on the next candidate, Jane side over all of the Student Council Student Council for three years and Mumey. She has been a member of the meetings and will be the school's most has been vice-president of her class Student Council for two years and is every year. She has participated in important representative. vice-president of her class. She is an the District and State Student Council Two candidates for the president Conventions. Jeanne was the big fac honor student and is also active in the are Mike Ceurvorst and Don Perry . tor in getting the Assumption Student S:;dality, Pep Club, GRA, Drama Directories and is acting on the com Club, and the Glee Club . Mike has excellent qualifi mittee for the Junior-Senior Prom. She cations. He has been on the Student is also a member of the GRA. Last of these candidates is Barbara Council for two years, both of which Ni1:meyer who is also a member of he was president of his class. He is Trying to put a degree of importance the Student Council. An honor student, also secretary-treasurer of the Younr on the last two offices is impossible she is in the Drama Club, Pep Club, Christian Students (YCS) and is vice because each take a considerable president of the Honor Society. Along amount of time and work. and the GRA. with Mary McMeans '60, he writes the Who will be your leaders? Accord articles about Assumption that appear Running for treasurer are Dave Huy in~ to Fr. W. F. Dawson, Student Coun in the Sunday Times-Democrat. ette and William Tiedje. Dave is vice president of his class and is very ac cil advisor of the boys' division, all Don is an active member of the tive in the Quad-Cities Student Con the present candidates are very capa gress. He also attended the State Stu YCS and is manager of the YCS book ble; but Father would like to see more store . He is a member of the Science dent Council Convention at Ames and students in the running. Club and is also vice-president of the is a member of the Science Club at American Junior Red Cross of Daven Assumption. port and Bettendorf . Bill is also a member of the Stu Next in importance is the office of dent Council. He is an active member the vice-president which will be filled in YCS and a member of the Glee by a girl. There are three girls run Club. ning for this office. The office with the best representa Judy Egger, according to past ex tion is that of secretary. All four can perience, is well qualified for this po. didates for this office are well quali sition. Judy has been a member of fied. the Student Council for the past three years and is presently the secretary Elaine Feeney has been a member of the Student Government Associa of the Student Council for two years. tion. She is also a member of the Hon She is an honor student and is active or Society and Drama Club. in the Sodality, the Pep Club, the Glee Club, and the Glee Club. Another well qualified candidate is Barbara Smith. She was on the Stu The president of the sophomore class, dent Council in her sophomore year Kathy Ceurvorst, will also make a and acted as treasurer of her class. bid for the office. She is secretary of LOOKING OVER the brochures on "Kennedy for President" are Ron Fiese '60 and Judy Abbott '60. WISE STUDE TS ... Tom Nolan '62, Mike Shinners '61, Kittie Quandt '61 and Mary O'Hara '61 carefully vote for Student Government Association of ficers. 105 GreenThumbs Aid AHSLady Biologists Take some plants, three generations of hamsters and PH solutions of Clau dopha and what do you have? Three winning Science Fair Projects of course. Sophomores Pat O'Toole, Barb Nie meyer and Jane Moleneyeax received Honorable Mention for their respective projects. To determine "The Effect of Lights on Plants," Pat O'Toole used three types of light - fluorescant, infra red and sunlight. The plants were kept in total darkness except for five minute periods three times a day, when each one was exposed to different light. Success Eludes Scientist The plant under the fluorescant light by Bal Feeney borrow a small telescope from the St. was healthiest, because the infra red Ambrose College Physics Dept. light burned the leaves of its plant. Olive oil, a telescope, and a conglo Although sturdy, the plant under sun meration of electronic components com Now it was possible to see the fall light had dull leaves and did not ap posed my project for this year's Quad ing drops, but they were dropping too pear very healthy. City Science Fair . . . but it didn't rapidly; this was the next problem. Barb Niemeyer changed an earlier work. During the few days remaining be project to "The Heredity of Tumors in fore the fair, Fr. William Stratman The basis of all winning exhibits at a Hamster," when she discovered a tu worked with me until midnight in an this year's science fair was extensive mor in the male. While present in only attempt to solve these problems and experimentation; this seems to be nec one of the hamsters in the first gener to obtain results. By changing the di essary in order to have a successful ation, tumor was discovered in both ameter of the hole in the upper elec project. Numerous difficulties are en sexes in the second and third genera trode, the speed of the drops was de countered in attempting to attain de tions. creased, but another new problem arose. sirable results, as I found out. "It would have been just as success For my science exhibit I decided to The drops were now falling slow ful had the females in the first gener use Millikan's principle to determine ly, but not vertically so they could ation been afflicted," confirms Barb. be timed; they were drifting horizon the charge of the electron. This in Having experienced with various PH tally. In the short time remaining this volved building a power supply and solutions, Jane Molyneax determined problem could not be solved. Anoth draft-free housing, and obtaining a that Claudopha, a form of algae, grows er equally important problem was the light source and telescope. best in a PH of 8. However, this is only effect of the electric field on the oil the first step in what the sophomore drops - there was no visible effect. A small plexiglas.s housing, whose hopes to be a long term project. purpose was to prevent air currents in There were many variables which, This summer she will add different the laboratory from disturbing the ex if changed, might have made the ex periment, contained two parallel plates types of hormones to the PH solutions periment successful, but there was too to see if they will help growth. If this within which an electric field was little time remaining. maintained. A conventional vacuum is successful she will attempt to make tube rectifier was used to supply the Getting a good exhibit idea and Claudopha edible. 800v. electric field. starting it early are two definite re The final step may be impossible as quirements in preparing a good sci some hormones are harmful. However, Through the use of an atomizer, oil ence project. The winning projects at Jane hopes that with a doctor's super drops were sprayed into the plexiglass the fair were started more than eight vision she will be able to feed the housing. Several were permitted to fall months ago so they might be as com plant first to animals and then, by in through a pin hole in the positive (up plete as possible. I'm starting mine to cluding it in a recipe, test it on hu per) electrode. Their movements in morrow - no, today! mans. Any volunteers? between the two electrodes were ob served through a telescope. By reflect dr1,1/f ing light rays off the drops, I man /~tt aged to see them more easily. ~t!/d,SU#"C.. In order to determine the charge on JJ5v.AC. ATo,nJ&e~ the electron, the movement of the drop in free-fall had to be timed and then the electric field applied. This field attracted negatively charged droplets whose forward speed was measured. These figures were substituted in an equation to determine the size of the drop and then this information was substituted in another equation to de termine the charge. After completing the apparatus, I had trouble finding a suitable means of magnification, but I was able to 106 Finalist Expounds His Scientific Method by Stan Maliszewski the control. Hydra in these were go to live in a low oxygen environment. Having read an article by W. F. Loo ing to reproduce asexually by the in To work properly more carbon dioxide mis in which he made the Hydras re jection of oxygen into the dishes. The would have to be added. produce sexually and asexually by the other two were now the variables and The dishes were put under a stereo were going to reproduce sexually by control of carbon dioxide in the water, microscope to a power of 45X, but the injection of carbon dioxide into I decided to try the experiment with I could see nothing definite. Hydras in the cultures. variation. No. 3 and No. 2 had small pumps, but Having ordered some green Hydras The carbon dioxide was mixed with could not be distinguished with asex oxygen water, first, in a ratio of 4:1 (Chlorohydra uirdissia), I went to the ual or sexual reproductive organs . Four and then in a ratio of 7.3. The two library to find more information on days later testes were spotted with 120X control waters were placed into a how to keep them alive. They thrive on Hydras in No. 3 and No. 4. A bud 10cc syringe and held there for one exceedingly well on Daphnia, but this was on a Hydra in No 2. minute to let the gases difuse. The flea is hard to keep in a culture. In With this find, I had attained my amount of water each dish was in stead of Daphnia I used the second best objectives which were to see if asex jected with was 2cc but was later chang thing, brine shrimp. ual Hydra can be made to reproduce ed to 4cc. sexually by the injection of carbon di I bought brine shrimp eggs from an The ratio was changed from 4:1 to oxide into the water and if sexual aquariam supply store. Following the 7:3 when I found that the Hydras had Hydra can be made to keep reproduc directions in the article, I put one a green algae (zoochlororellae) in their ing asexually by the injection of oxy fourth teaspoon of brine shrimp eggs gastrodermis. This enabled the Hydras gen into the water. on the surface of 500 ml. of water which contained 3.5 g/1 NaCl. The brine shrimp eggs hatched into Science Lite Flashes larvae in 48 hours, just in time to It was suggested to Pat Morrissey prize winners had very uncomplicated feed the Hydras which had arrived. '62. that he write down all the diffi entries." Having four 15 ml. Petri dishes, I culties that he encountered while work • • • What do you do when your science put 20 Hydras in each dish. The wat ing on his chromotograph exhibit. He fair exhibit goes and dies on you? Stan er in the dishes consisted of distilled claims that this took ten pages. Pat water; G.35 g/1 NaCl; 0.7 g/L CaC12, Maliszewski '62 just started over with and 0.01 g/1 NaHCO3. did get done nevertheless. a better breed. Hydra are very sensi tive creatures and cannot tolerate the At first the Hydras were very sen • • • mineral content of ordinary water. It sitive to everything and would contract The progress of Dave Cavanaugh's was Stan's aim to change the repro most of the time. To counteract this plants was carefully observed by A-3 duction process of Hydra by introduc situation, I made some oxygen con algebra students. It was Dave's daily ing carbon dioxide into their watery trol water. The oxygen was under ritual to water them before class could atmosphere. Satisfactory results be pressure for three minutes. While the start. gan to appear, but because of their oxygen was bubbling through the wat small size it was difficult to be sure . er, the flask was shaken. • • • Mike Jakubowski '63, is one of As • • • On the sixth day some of the Hy sumption's veteran science fair con A black cat was the source of Bill dra began turning yellowish green and testants. Mike used the experience he Flynn's bad luck. Bill was growing died. This was due to the temperature. plants to test the effect of giberellic I moved the cultures to a cooler place gained from working on a project while acid on plant metabolism. Unfor by the window. This revived the Hy in grade school. According to Mike tunately Bill's cat developed an appe dra considerably. "You'd be surprized, but some of the tite for plants grown in giberellic acid. Having changed the water, oxygen and regular control water for six days, I noticed on the ninth day of the ex periment a bud on a Hydra in No. 2. It fell off on the next day. On the same day a Hydra in No. 4 got a bud. Lat Wordless Amaze er a Hydra in No. 3 began to grow ment ... Joe Nab a bud. ra's reaction after After the snow began to melt and his project, Proce the weather grew considerably warm dures in Photomi er the Hydras again started to turn cography, won third yellowish-green. This time they were place in the Science moved to the attic where the temper Fair. ature is cooler than in the rest of Also, Stan Malis the house. zewski, Pat O'Toole, The Hydras in No. 4 and in No. 1 B a r b Niemeyer, and No. 2 started to continually con J a n e Molyneaux, tract and would stay that way no mat Pat Morrissey, Barb ter what change I gave them. Part of Coello, and Mike this was due to depression which is Jaku b ow s k i, re a period when the Hydras do not eat, c e i v e d honorable contract, and then die. No explanation mention. can be given for this period. After I had made sure that the Hy dras in the cultures were asexual, I made some carbon dioxide control water. The first two dishes were now 107 Cop Investigates Lite Life Italian Recalls by Roseann Laake Mike Ceurvorst arguing over a theme The precinct sergeant sent me on an for the Junior-Senior Prom. They tried World War 1 emergency call - investigate the night to keep it a mystery, but being a "Coma va, Padre Govanni" - is life at Assumption. Who was leaving shrewd detective I found out. The often the start of a typical Italian con the lights burning? committee chose . . . well, maybe I versation between Louis DeZorzi, As I proceeded to stake out the school. should try to keep it a mystery too. sumption maintenance man, and Fr. When I walked up to the front, I Scuffling feet drew me to E-wing. John Boyle. spied a spotlight focussed on a wall. Girls were shuffling around the room Mr. DeZorzi, who speaks Italian Someone was climbing that wall - following Sr. Mary Borgia, BVM. With fluently, was born in Canada but mov Oh! it was just a statue. mandolins and fans they were prac ed to Italy at the age of five. As I entered the building, I noticed ticing Chinese interpretative dancing lights in S-10. The room certainly for The Lute Song. He was in fifth grade when his looked like it had been ransacked. Activity was rampant in the gym hometown of Fonzaso was occupied by Questioning revealed that the staff of where track practice was being held. German and Hungarian troops during the Knight Beacon was putting out the In the aud Chris Koenigsaecker, one World War I. next issue, which accounted for the of last year's graduates, and a group "Fifty dollars couldn't even buy a disorder. of thespians from St. Ambrose and lo3f of bread after the troops arrived," My well-trained eyes spotted lights Marycrest were practicing for Briga Louis recalled . He also remembers from a room filled with weird gadgets. doon. that food was so scarce that people Ed Soenke, Fr. W. F. Stratman, and Before turning in the report, I made considered themselves lucky when a some other scientists were gathered a study to determine the number of bomb would kill some horses or mules around a mysterious machine. Thought lights that students could use at As that could be used for food. More it might have been a counterfeiting sumption. I computed that there are over, he carries the scar of a hand machine, but it turned out to be a sci about 5000 fluorescent lights and 300 grenade that exploded "too close." ence fair project. incandescent lights. Imagine a mile of In 'the A-wing, I found Father M. lights! At the end of the war, Louis moved to the U.S. and in 1934 to Davenport. Mottet and his senior YCS group talk My investigation uncovered that ing in muted tones . They reported they many Assumptionites were guilty of He is very proud that his daughter were organizing an employment serv using the lights at night. But since they Louise, an AHS sophomore, was chos ice for members of the senior class. were engaged in co-curricular or extra en as a member of the cast of the I also found Fr. Gerald Kraus with curricular activities I recommended Lute Song. He'll be sitting in the front juniors Judy Egger, Jean Meyer and they be cleared of any charges. row when the curtain rises. Soph Discovers That Teachers Are Hard to Outwit by John Crossen one that had crept into Mike's pant the steps, there stood Sister Mary, (Out-witting your teacher just isn't cuff. calmly waiting for me. You see, Sister an easy task. Many students have tried, That same week a skunk got loose Mary had spied me coming in, ob as the crowded detention room will on the premises and we had to keep viously read the look on my face, attest. A peek inside wilt show you the windows closed. Again, Sister and had crossed the bottom hall to some of the brainest , some of the best, Mary was a good sport, laughing be wait for me. trapped in th~ir own tricks. Consider fore the situation got out-of-hand. "Good-morning, John," she smiled at ing this the other day, I fondly remi "Close the windows quickly, Jim, me. "Let's get the ball and bat and nisced about the good old days in before I catch my death of cold," Sis be first on the field, shall we?" third grade.) ter Mary choked, laughing from be Then came the day we were study ing so diligently in social studies. Sis Sister Mary was my teacher in the hind the handkerchief she held over her nose as if to cover a sneeze. ter Mary was talking. small parochial school. She was young "Stonewall Jackson's name was An I was pretty shy back in those days. and pretty and all of us liked her. drew Jackson," she stated. Third grade must be a pretty tough Most times I would rather keep quiet Now, I knew she definitely was not class to teach, I think, now that I when I really knew the right answer, right. I had just read about the Civil look back on those days. even when Sister Mary didn't know War, so timidly I raised my hand. how to spell words like "Cadillac" or For instance, take the day some of "moccasin." Tricky words, those - ''Andrew Jackson was the seventh our spider collection jars broke when with double "l's" and "e's," but I president of the United States," I told we were studying nature. The result liked to spell them silently to myself. her, "and was not the same man as was real pandemonium, but Sister Sister called on me but I always played Stonewall Jackson." Mary handled things just fine. dumb. Sister then asked the whole class to vote in the controversy. Which of us Sister Mary out-witted me one time. "Now Mary, get down off your was right? The hands went up - all It happened on the day of the school desk. Jane and Susie, take seats on except one - for Sister. Even my picnic. I had decided that I didn't like the other side of the room!" Sister good friend Eddie - the sissy - put picnics, and just wasn't going to go. Mary moved swiftly, and spoke firm up his hand for her! Sister told me My mother would have none of it, and ly to the noisy youngsters. "No, John to go to the encyclopedia to look it up. chased me off to school with my sack ny, don't open the hall door! Now The class, with grins on their faces, of lunch. I thought perhaps my mother isn't this a lovely specimen, all spot waited for the verdict. As I knew it had followed me all the way, so I ted and fuzzy," she murmured as she would be, Stonewall's name was Tho went up the school stairs, determined helped the boys scoop up one after mas Jonathan, not Andrew. Sister to find a way out. I would cross the another of the elusive squirmers. We Mary was nice about the whole thing. hall quietly, and sneak down the back can tell our mothers that we had a She grinned at me and said, "I guess way without being seen. real spider hunt today, . can't we?" you were right, and I was wrong." Soon the last fuzzy, re pulsive culprit Cautio usly I carrie d out my plan, Somehow, I didn't feel that I ha d wa s again in captivity - including the but when I reached the bottom of outwitted good Sister Mary. 108 Senioritis Assails Junior Sloth by Mary Sue Maher cards - were passed out, things Temperature ______98.6°F. changed. ______hazy Sight It seems my prescription worked too Hearing ______slight well. My grades were lousy. So my Heart beat _ _ _ wild pulsations parents and teachers sent me to an Diagnosis ___ Spring fever other "doctor." Prescription drastic decrease in This one fixed me up good! Good ole' homework, shorter school hours, and Doc prescribed a five day school week plenty of recreation. (no vacations), homework every night, How well does that diagnosis fit you? and only a little recreation. To quote Don't you eat up that prescription? him, ''Keep your nose to the grind I'll let you in on a secret. The prescrip stone." tion was pre-tested on me. That's right, I was a human guinea pig. Although Naturally, this prescription didn't the school hours weren't cut, the home appeal to me. To make me feel bet. work came to an aburpt halt. Recrea ter, Doc gave me a calendar to count the tion was piled on. days until my liberation. I even have Things went fine for about a month. a song to brighten the weary days - But when the "sweatsheets" - report "Can't Wait 'Till Summer." Gary LaFayette '61 Trick Backfires Creative Juniors Write Book Composing a book for extra credit is assigned to a reform school to help should get a student an A-plus. But other errant boys. things didn't work out that way for For a while, things looked pretty good creative juniors Gary LaFayette and for the aspiring authors, that is until John Jayne. they were requested to produce their masterpiece, which they had used for Using a telephone book for the names an extra credit book report. of the characters and their ingenuity A little quick thinking and some in for the plot, they fabricated a 312 page fluence with the school photographer novel over the telephone. Call to the and they were back in business. Faithful was the apt title given to "Here Father, it's an actual picture their book, which centered around the of me reading Call To The Faithful life of Willie Meade and his buddy and it even has a date on the back," "Switch" Bucaanan . said one of the authors. A typical juvenile delinquent, Willie It seems that someone tipped Father off because all they got was a sad is nabbed by the police on a car theft shake of the head. count. His counselor, Father Perry Commenting on this, one of the auth winkle, saves him from being expelled ors admits that, like all master crim from school and gives Willie the in inals, his downfall was caused by the spiration to buckle down and work. urge to let other people know about Warning!11,is May Willie eventually becomes a priest and his "perfect" crime . Be Habit Forming Six thousand cartons of milk and not even a cow in the kitchen! Sounds incredible, but that's how much milk the 930 AHS students drink each week. DOUGHNUTS AND Since Lent began, this new high MILK ... the per for milk sales has been set. About two fect Lenten break crates, each holding 48 half-pint car fast and that's just tons, are sold each morning after Mass. what Senior Sodal Originally, the girls homerooms took ity members pro turns sellinf milk at lunch. However, vided. Marg"aretDI a volunteer system has gone into ef Biasio sells a carton fect. of milk while Mary Most of the girls conclude that they S u e Scbwieters, didn't know what they were getting Mary Ann Sunder into when they volunteered. bruch, and Sharon "What makes it confusing is the McGee p r o v i d e chang"e of prices from 2c to 3c and now doughnuts a n d back to 2c," states Mary Jane Murphy rolls. '61. An amusing incident, which could have been costly, occurred when a group of "wise" chemists tried to pass off mercury-coated pennies for dimes. 109 Party Candidates Nail Planks into Platform I, Don Perry, am running for the office of Presi I, Mike Ceurvorst, am a candidate for the presidency dent of the Student Government Association. My aim of the Student Council. Following are the planks of is to provide Assumption High School with good gov my party platform: ernment through eternal vigilance and personal sac In name, we are Assumption high, one school. In rifice. If elected I will continue to listen to the reality, too often we are Assumption high, boys' and thoughts and ideas of the student body and fulfill their girls' divisions . wishes to the best of my ability. Efficient and progressive government is one of the With each succeeding semester there is a breakdown chief goals of Western civilization . It can be achieved of the barrier between the two sides and an increase only if all the people take part in it. If the students of unity. What I propose will speed up this unity so at Assumption are indifferent, careless in obeying the that, by the end of my term in office, we will be one rules, too lazy to vote, and unwilling to serve as Stu school, as we should be. dent Council officers, then our government will de As a solution to this problem and to the problems cline . Good government requires eternal vigilance and of better representation and more student participa personal sacrifice on the part of every student. tion, I will propose and enact, to such an extent as It often happens after a man is elected to office that possible, a better use of student council committees he carries out his own plans and ideas, forgetting that and homerooms. he is a servant of the people who elected him. I prom ise, if elected, to bear in mind throughout the entire During the course of government action, many diff year that I am speaking and acting in behalf of the erent committees are used. I will see to it that the entire student body. I will carry out their wishes in co-chairmen of such groups will be two council mem all that is just and reasonable and for their common bers, a boy and a girl; the body of the committee will good. be comprised of non-council students. I'm not referring Self-government by a people is based upon moral to clean-up committees here, but to other projects, and spiritual concepts. The government of a free peo e.g., homecoming and discussion panels. ple must in itself express the highest ideals of the For these reasons, I chose to run for president of people. If it fails in its standards it injures the mor the Student Government Association - to give us als of the whole people . It destroys its own foundation better homeroom representation, more student partici of free government. pation in school activities, and a more closely knit stu I feel I am qualified to perform the duties of this dent body . office. I served as Vice-President of the American Jun M.C. ior Red Cross of Davenport and Bettendorf during this past year. Under my organization and supervision the Red Cross Senior Council provided many afternoons of recreation and personal contact for patients at Clear view and Pine Knoll. The group spent Saturday aft ernoons playing bingo, checkers and other games with these patients, many of whom are normal but unable to be rehibilitated. Furthermore, I have been selected by the Red Cross to represent Davenport at the fourteen state training convention to be held in August. I have been in Y.C.S. for two years and have managed the Y.C.S. bookstore with integrity and dedication for these two years. The President of an organization such as the Stu dent Council should be a proficient public speaker. In this field I have had three years experience in pub lic speaking ,debate, extemporaneous speaking and in leading discussion groups. As a freshman, I won first place in the speech contest in my class. At present I am the treasurer of the Science Ex plorer Post No. 91 at the Rock Island Arsenal. It is my opinion that the present President of the Student Council has done a splendid job of further ing public relations and school spirit. If elected I will try to continue these policies. Another qualification essential for president is ade quate time to devote to the duties and responsibilities of his office. I feel I have the time, energy, qualifica GLEEFULLY BRIDGET LONERGAN '61 and Bill Bell '60 tions and dedication to serve as President of the Stu dent Government Association. tabulate Bishop Relief Fund money received from a daily D.P. collection. Several hundred dollars were given by students. 110 Gene Carstens Voices Thanks "I am certainly very grateful for all the gifts and get-well cards I received VARSITY GRAP during my stay in the hospital," states PLERS Stan Malis Gene Carstens, an AHS sophomore who zewski '62 and Tom had his right leg amputated after a Bivens '62 assist farm accident on March 9. Gene Carstens '62 with the Assump Gene has recently returned home af tion letter jacket he ter more than a month's confinement received as a gift in the hospital. f r o m the sopho m o r e wrestlers. During his convalescence, the invalid Gene was a mem Gene received over 200 visitors, in ber of the team be cluding many ABS faculty members. fore his accident. Tom Bivens and Dick Bender, both '62, frequently called Gene during noon hour to inform him about recent hap. penings at school. Tom explains, ''We also went over to see Gene every chance that we got." An informal "hat passing" among the sophomore wrestlers netted $19 to Democratic Aspirations provide Gene with a letter jacket. Coaches Ray Ambrose and Joseph Maher awarded him a varsity letter Senior Predicts Dark Horse in wrestling . by Tom McDonnell Senator Hubert Humphrey is also a A short wave receiving set donated With the Wisconsin primaries in, possibility, though, I think, a slight by Gene's cousin provided many added the eyes of the nation will focus on one. As nice as Hubert may be, he does hours of enjoyment. the parade of candidates being dis not look like a president. He is a played by the Democratic and Repub lightweight. No one hates him, yet no Besides wide assortment of models, lican parties. puzzles, and candy, Gene acquired over one would sell their birthright for $200 in monetary gifts . His father's As state primaries exemplify, the him. bowling league contributed $97.00. '60 election should prove to be quite a battle of political strategy at both Then there is the good-looking Sen During Passiontide, collections were convention sites, especially the Dem ator from Missouri named Stu Sym taken up during homeroom periods to ocratic. ington. Unfortunately that's all he is. aid the bedridden sophomore; the to Lyndon Johnson is a Southerner; too tal neared $500. Sr. Angele Therese, It is the opinion of this observer that bad for Lyndon Johnson. Governor Pat BVM, made a sterling silver rosary on the Democrats have a decided edge as Brown has little more chance than his which she sold chances to raise money far as candidates are concerned. How fellow Californian, Caryl Chessman. for the fund. ever, the Democratic party will not get Adlai Stevenson would be perfect ex into office with their present line-up. cept that he has been beaten twice and "Catching up on my studies will take Why? has a rather odd shape to his head. a little time," confesses Gene. Fr. Mar This year, as in all presidential elec vin Mottet sent him a LP album of the These observations would leave tion years, we watch with a critical New Testament to aid him with his eye the two parties' candidates. How room for a "darkhorse" on the Demo religion homework. ever, what is it that we look for? Do cratic ranks. There is one "darkhorse" After he was able to operate a wheel we come to our choice through going who is not young, rich, handsome, nor chair, Gene enjoyed "free wheeling" over all the boring political facts, fig is he a Southerner. Luckily his head through the halls to visit other patients. ures, and voting records, or do we is not conspicuously shaped like an egg. He frequently visited Fr. E. J. Weeg, think of the figure our man would cut who was also recuperating from an This fellow is Chester Bowles. as president? I believe the latter to be operation. "I usually won," Gene ad true. Don't let his unfamiliarity fool you. mits recalling their Euchre playing ses Going, if you would, on the fact Bowles has practically everything in sions. that candidates are chosen basically the "real" sense. He's had much ex and primarily on personality, we might perience, having served as ambassador take a good look at the personalities to India, Governor of Connecticut, and involved. Senator from that same state. One might choose handsome John Bowles, besides these political activ CORDONPRINTING Kennedy. Why not? He is irresistable, ities, has spent time in the business poised, suave, and has many friends. world. Thus he is new and untested. But the young Catholic from Massachu He does not have to overcome any ex setts, if elected President, wilJ have to traneous issues such as Church-State COMPANY tell a lot of people what to do and a relations, nor has he been beaten twice lot of those people will not want a in the presidential election. I, for one, "boy" telling them what to do; espec would not be surprised if, during the ially a "boy" who has a lot of money heat of next August, the name Chester and unfortunately won't let people for Bowles comes up with some regular 629Perry Street get it. ity. 111 AHS lntramurals Capture Students' Fancies total pandemonium otherwise,," said Coach Ambrose. Since facilities were limited, the in tramurals were a climax of the win ter phys-ed classes. More than 35 games were played in the four week period even though the gym was available only two nights a week. At the close of the season, the team captains chose the following All-Star teams: freshmen - Pena, Connell, Meade, Behan, Bill Dare, Dick Mullen, Dennis Thiessen, and Lyle Gregonis; sophomores - Bill Groth us, Stolley, Arguello, Stan Maliszewski, Tom Ed wards, Bill Flynn, Tom Bivins, and Bob Hammill; juniors - Gary Goings, Milkovich, Curt Tulman, Francis Val ainis, Bob Solis, Les Bickford, Bill Coach Doug Cor Welzenbach, and Jim Ehrecke; seniors nick '61 advises his - Denny Calkins, Beh, Deluhery, Glu b o y s intramural ba, Fennelly, Bob Cook, Dick Hassen team during a hot miller, and Fiese. contest. The basketball teams were selected by Dick Wolfe dition Fennelly, Fiese, and Tim Goffar by homerooms. Each player contribut played for Eaton's Market last winter. "Could you please get us into the ed 25 cents for trophies awarded to gym?" begged a breathless sophomore However their toughest senior op each player on the championship teams. girl that I recognized as a cheerlead ponent, Fr.' Marvin Mottet's A-1 crew, Tentatively planned for this spring er. Trailed by five other sophomore also boasted two members of last year's are intramural tennis and golf starting girls, she had come running down the varsity, John Beh and Pat Deluhery. B--wing one late winter afternoon. about May 1, while intramural wrest Mike Milkovich, a diminutive but ling is on the agenda for next fall if "Oh, hurry! The gym doors are sharpshooting guard, paced the junior enough interest is shown. locked and Mike Abbott and Dave Huy champs in their last half surge for the ette are playing intramurals," she con title by firing in 15 points, all in the tinued. last two periods. Mike was the juniors' chief standout in regular season intra Envisioning mysell as a Dan Cupid, murals also. I smuggled them in through the girls' locker room door and was greeted by Henry Arguello and Ed Stolley scored smir~ from the boy spectators as I early and often as Miller's charges swept by the outmanned frosh who walked through the inner gym door were led by Lyle Pena. Pena was one with six girls following. of the best outshooters in the lower After shaking off taunts of "Hey, division intramurals. Joe Connell, Jim Pied Piper, where's your flute?", I Behan, Ken Mead, and Pena sparkled watched the fine job being done by during the four games for the fresh intramural director Ray Ambrose as men. he supervised the program involving "If these boys were at a smaller 250 boys. high school they probably would be This huge effort culminated in the first team," ventures Coach Ambrose. crowning of the upper and lower di He notes, "Intramurals seemed to make vision champions March 29. Fr. Wil the whole school more basketball con liam Stratman's senior homeroom, scious and may have uncovered a cou coached by Dick Leonard, survived a ple of players good enough for school furious last half by the juniors to teams next year." grab the upper division championship When comparing this year's teams 26-24 after leading 13-2 at intermis with those of last year, Coach Am sion. - brose thought the players were im The sophomores coached by Don Mll. proved and a little better balanced this ler walloped Sr. St. Edward's home season. He was particularly impressed room, guided by Bill Donohoo, 28-H. by the potential of this year's fresh men. The tall and experienced senior team Director Ambrose had considerable finished the season undefeated in five praise for those who helped him with games, with four of its players having ALTHOUGH ONLY FIVE feet tall the program: Jeff Collins, Tom Eaton, played varsity ball before. Larry Fen Mike Cummings '61 shows his big drive Tom Bivins, and Fr. Charles Mann, to nelly played varsity this year, Ron name a few. for a two pointer. Mike played for Fiese and Bill Gluba were on the squad last year, and Mike Lohf was a regular "These people aided in making things Father Perry's B-2 Powerhouses. He his sophomore year at Buffalo. In ad- run smoothly. There would have been never has taken ballet lessons. 112 On the Mound Practice,Enthusiasm Rained Out Knights Try Again The Knight's baseball team, current- the first on its only three hits of the PropelCheerleaders Add enthusiasm to many hours of ly in the midst of sectional tournament game by John Beh, Tony McAndrews, practice, stir in pep and perseverance play, returns to regular season com- and Dick Wolfe, but shoddy fielding and you have the recipe being used petition Friday night at Jefferson field behind pitcher Paul Castro caused the by many hopeful candidates for cheer against Alleman. As this issue went to Knights downfall. leaders. press, the Knights had been able to Finding strong second-line pitching play only one game, with inclement These candidates have to pass some and hard-hitting outfielders appeared strict requirements, however. Being a weather forcing postponements of three to be Coach Babe Derouin's major other games. sophomore or junior girl, they must problems. Castro, the top pitcher and have 2.5 scholastic average and be ap An eight-run burst by Rock Island bitter in last summer's Davenport Pony proved by the faculty. in the first inning April 7 was the de Grad league, nailed down the no. 1 After passing this test, they face two ciding factor as the Rocks romped 12-5 pitching job with ease but Derouin is more. The first is before the female in a contest halted after five innings seeking a capable second hurler from faculty (Sisters). Those who have not because of darkness. Assumption rallied Karl Noonan and Tony McAndrews, been eliminated by them then go on with four runs of its own in the last of both of whom pitched Pony-Grad last summer, and Mike McCleary who to the try-outs before the Student pitched some for Davenport Junior Le Council, first in a group and then in 'Sheb' Leads Cagers gion. dividually, Who led the basketball team in scor Leading the infield corps is third Cheerleader elections are May 24. ing? Who had the best free throw per baseman John Beh, one of the top prep Varsity cheerleaders encourage girls to centage? These are but a few of the hitters in the Quad-Cities the past two check their qualifications and become many questions that avid Knight hard springs. Beh played semi-pro ball in candidates. court fans are asking. the tough Interstate League last sum "The practice begins just after the Looking over the final regular season mer. Holding down the shortstop job is elections," testifies Eileen Dockery '61. statistics we find that Bob Schebler lanky sophomore Karl Noonan, a Pony "It's a great honor but it also requires led in total points (278), highest aver Grad and Junior Legion player, while a lot of time, work and effort. We age (14.4), and best field goal percent McAndrews has developed into one of practiced almost every day last sum age (.440). He also hit at a .660 clip the Knight's most dangerous hitters. mer." from the foul line. Second-baseman Butch Richardson Another "old-hand," Mary Bohrer '61 states "you must always be on your Next in line was Mike McCleary, had the sixth best average in the Quad Cities last spring and his speed makes good behavior. After all you're sup who missed one game because of a leg posed to be representing Assumption injury. He tallied 193 in 18 games for him one of the swiftest baserunners HS." a 10.7 season average and hit .338 from around. Dick Wolfe, who played in 61 the field. He was tops percent~e-wlse Pony-Grad, Junior Legion, and semi Speaking from experience, Cathy from the line with 33 for 42 for a .785 pro games last summer, is the top catch Arnold '61 sums up the feelings of count. er. He is backed up by junior Tom Eat every cheerleader. "Being a cheerlead on, another Pony-Grad player, and er has its responsibilities as well as its Karl Noonan chalked up 172 points sophomore Don Miller, top hitter in the privleges. Bu~ the feeling of being part for a 9.1 season average. He had .386 Bettendorf Pony League. of the team more than makes up for from the field and .554 from the line. Riflearm Mike McCleary is the only the work." Dan Hawley, also hampered with leg returning outfielder but left-fielder Their pet peeve, which they hope trouble, managed 150 points in his 16 Denny Calkins saw some starting action will be remedied next year, is their games for a 9.3 average. He finished at shortstop last year. Seniors Bill Ma trouble arranging transportation to regular season play with percentages her and Dick Leonard and junior Ed away-games. Many times the money of .356 from the field and .600 from the Cawley are vying for the center-field has come out of their pockets, while line. position. Leonard lettered last spring the team is provided by the athletic while Cawley was a sophomore regular. fund. Another leg injury victim, Butch Richardson dropped in 159 points in his 18 tilts for an 8.8 season average. This, however, does not show the whole pic ture. He scored more than half (80) of his points in the final six games of the season, leading Knight scorers through this stretch. His field goal per centage was .355 while he dropped through .669 of his charity tosses. The Knights averaged 60.7 points per game, a slight edge over their oppon ents 60.6. Through the regular season they sported a respectable 10-9 mark, losing only one game, by more than ten points, that to Regis. ELEMENTS FOR A WINNING TEAM . . . the thinking of Dennis Wiese, the nonchalance of Bob Spahn, the weary leg's of Bill Bedford, the suspense of Tim Goffar all combined in the sen iors' intramurals victory. 113 Equestrian Calls Horse Recalcitrant A Fantasy Mules may have reputation for being stubborn but Barb McCloskey '62, can Athletes Bicker; vouch for that trait in at least one horse. Count Bruises Last show season Barb participated by Scrap O'Donnell in her first night showing at Maquo "I still say track is the most stren keta. When it came time for her to get uous of all spring sports," snarled Mike her fourth place ribbon, the horse Lohf '60, as he cocked his fist and wouldn't budge. After waiting for sev thrust it into his hand repeatedly. eral minutes, the ringmaster finally "Not a chance," commented Dennis said, "I guess this horse isn't very Calkins '60, "you have to be in better pleased with the place she got." condition to swing a baseball bat." "Ah-bah!" shouted sophomore John A born horse lover, Barb has ridden Lammers, "That's not correct; look both western and English style, and is where Pancho Gonzales would be with currently in her second year of English out his brilliant footwork on the tennis riding. court." In learning to ride English style, Barb "No, you're all wrong" Mike Mc started out on school horses. Then she Carthy '62 quipped. "In the golfer's graduated to renting morses. When you code there is a statement that says that rent a horse no one else rides it, Barb any golfer who wants to win the PGA explains. After these two phases she championship must practice every day; adds, you have to buy your own three Barb McCloskey '62 oh well, who wants to win that old gaited horse. thing any way?" Barb's three-gaited horse was pur As the argument rag-ed on, Lohf con chased for her by Mr. and Mrs. Cook, Knightslose Mentor tinued to persist about track, as he of Pine Ridge Stables, at the spring Assumption, presently on the look massaged his swollen leg muscles. Cal sale in Lexington, Kentucky, out for a head football coach, will have kins tightened his back brace, and Barb has named her new possession Lammers rewrapped the s u p po r t a hard time finding a man of Gene walk-trot gelding, "The Viceroy" or around his wrists and McCarthy put Walton's caliber. In his two years at "Vic" for short. She hopes to have ~ another band-aid on his blistered hand. ready for showing at Grinnell in May. Assumption Walton molded two re It really doesn't make any difference Although Barb started showing only spectable teams from squads that had which sport a high school athlete is out last August, when the regular season suffered heavy graduation losses the for; if he desires to achieve any fame was half over, she had won two trophies previous. He was also well-known for or win any first places, he must prac and 13 ribbons. tice, then practice some more, they con building the moral character of the tend. For the future, Barb hopes to keep players. Vic, and buy a five gaited horse. Want to find out who won the argu ment between the four athletes? Well, Last fall's co-captain Jim Anderson just ask any one of them if you see him comments, "All the players liked him hobbling down the hall, or better yet, Gym Leaders and always wanted to play for him." try out for one of the sports yourself. Gambol, Frolic Junior and senior leaders of the Knights Build Racket Squad Assumption Girls Recreation Associa "We'll be building a lot this year." Dave Cratty, another St. Vincent's tion attended two play days, Saturday, So spoke Fr. Arthur Perry of his tennis product, became interested in tennis March 26, at Bettendorf High School team, more commonly known as the four years ago. "It was a neighborhood and Saturday, April 2, at Rock Island "Racketeers." craze," explains Dave. high school. Activities at Bettendorf included re The team, composed of Ron Reh St. Paul's parish claims freshman lay races, deck tennis, basketball, vol mann '60, John Lammers '62, Bill Bed Mike Dupey, who first played tennJs ford '60, Dave Cratty '61, Mike Dupey leyball and trampoline. At Rock Is last summer when he participated in and Bill Dare both '63, is hopefully an land there were also swimming and a league tennis at Duck Creek. water show. ticipating the May 7 district meet at a yet unchosen site. Bill Dare, a Garfield graduate, began Assumption girls attending the day playing tennis in the seventh grade. In at Bettendorf were: seniors, Mary Ron Rehmann, a three year letter the summer of '58 he won the Park in Sue Schwieters, Ines Friedrichs, Mary winner tennis, first started playing Board elementary tournament. Denise O'Brien, and Jane Austen; jun while in eighth grade at Sacred Heart. ior, Elaine Lamar; sophomores, Julie In the summer of '5'7 he finished third The team will be without the services State, Pat Maag, Mary Guile, Elaine in the Davenport City 15-and-under of two year veteran John Jayne, who Feeney, Barb Niemeyer, Pat fiiedrichs, tournament. recently entered the hospital for a knee Beverly Parisho, Barb Lewandoski, Jane Molyneaux, Jane Wells, Judy John Lammers, from St . Vincent's, is operation. He won the Davenport Jay Scott, Mary Saunders, Nancy Imming, the current Davenport Jaycee 15-and Cee 15-and-under tourney in 1958 along Fran Nelson, and Sharon Steinmann. under champion, a title which he won with the Davenport City 15-and-under last summer along with a second place championship, He also finished second Those who went to Rock Island in finish in the Quad-City JayCee tour clude: seniors, Judy Abbott, Jan Ber ney. John is also a returning veteran. in the 18 and under doubles. Last year rand; juniors, Mary Bohrer, Cathy he finished second in the Davenport Arnold; sophomores, Sharon Barta, A graduate of St. Paul's, Bill Bed City 18 and under tourney. Jane Mumey, Kathy Ceurvorst, Tracy ford first became interested in tennis Plum, Mary Hart, Candy Cox, Louise in 1955. Bill also lettered with the Tonight will see the squad pitted DeZorzi, and Pat Hogan. squad last year against cross river rivals Rock Island. 114 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS ••. Ines Friedrichs, Skip Kuriger, P t Deluhery, Jerry antlclp te hen they ly, ut we hope, mor p tured Vol. D-No. 8 GradsEye Finale, SecureSpeaker, Set Exercises Senior breakfast, practices, and graduation will fill the last high school days of Assumption's class of '60. The Mothers' Club will host the grad uates (97 girls and 100 boys) at a breakfast at the Blackhawk Hotel on Thursday, June 2. Mrs. Charles Zoller and Mrs. James DiBlasio, co-chairmen for the event, have planned a menu that includes fruit juice, scrambled eggs, sausage, and rolls. Mary Sue Schwieters, president of the senior girls, will present the senior gilt ($1,000) to Fr. Robert Amborn. Speeches by faculty members and stu dent officers will round out the pro gram. Seniors will have the rest of Thurs day free, with graduation practice slated for Friday. ThEI solemn procession of graduates ACCEPTING THE ALL-AMERICAN will open the graduation exercises, AWARD from Fr. Robert M. Ambom scheduled for 8:00 p.m., June 5, in the are Knight Beacon co-editors Margar gymnasium. Two flag bearers will car et DIBiasio and Pat Deluhery. ry the papal and American flags at the head of the procession. Gown col All American ors are the same as last year - deep blue for boys, white for the girls . Hon or Society members will again wear KB Receives "Superior" Rating gold tassels. "The All-American rating which the Only four other publications won the The Most Reverend Ralph L. Bayes, Knight Beacon has merited is given All-American rating in Assumption's STD, will confer the diplomas, assisted only to the most outstanding high classification this year . The Beacon was by Sr. M. Ann Esther, BVM, and Fr. school publications," commented Fr. also awarded the All-Catholic rating Edmund J. Weq-. Robert Amborn, in announcing the earlier in the year by the Catholic Press The principals will call out the grad award to the student body before the Association of Marquette University. National Honor Society Oratorical Con uates' names and present scholarship "It was a tremendous honor for both test finals. awards to the winners in their respec the staff and school that the Knight tive divisions. The newly-elected pres The All-American rating is the high Beacon was given this All-American ident and vi~e-president of the Stu est given to any high school publica rating . It should set an example for dent Council, Mike Ceurvorst and Judy tion by the National Scholastic Pr~ the whole school to strive for perfec Egger, will hand the diplomas to the Association of the University of Minne tion," stated Fr . John Ryan, spiritual principals. sota. director. Father Amborn, after announcing the students from each division who have According to the Newspaper Guide Fr. William F. Wiebler, advisor, has merited the highest academic average book, released by the Association, been awarded a fellowship for the during their four high school years, "NSP A has certain basic standards for study of journalism by the Newspaper will introduce the guest speaker, Fr. coverage, writing and physical proper Fund Inc. of New York City, He will Robert J. Welch, of the School of ties which must be met to earn honors. attend Marquette University this sum Religion at the University of Iowa. Once these conditions are met, stand mer. Seating arrangements have been ardization is not encouraged. We in changed this year to use bleachers on structed our judges to give bonus scores both sides of the gym. Father Welch, for papers showing unusual imagina SistersMerit Grants Father Weeg, Father Amborn, and tion and initiative, within the bounds of Two members of Assumption's Sister Sister Ann Esther will be seated on a sound journalism." faculty have been awarded grants for platform near the west balcony. Fac In awarding the honor, the NSPA summer study by the National Science ulty members, pastors, and graduates praised the Beacon for its "superior" Foundation. will be seated facing them. coverage of school events, sports, fea On June 17 Sr. Mary Diane, BVM, tures, "vitality of headlines" and pho will begin a seven week course on the WANT ADS tography. principle of ionic chemistry at Notre For sale: owner forced to sell - one little The Guidebook added that more than Dame University. black book - indexed. Call 2-7609 and ask for Nick. 900 high school publications annually Sr. Mary Angele Therese, BVM, will • • • are "analyzed and rated in their classi take a four week course in biological For rent or lease: nine desks in Physics lab fication. They are judged in compar laboratory techniques and a two week - formerly occupied by nine cha~ dis ison with those produced by other field course in biology at St. Mary's tinctions. Call l-30JJ. schools of approximately similar enroll College, Winona, Minnesota. During • • • ment, by similar method of publication, her summer study Sister hopes to make For aale: almost new - latest edition of the Tall Girl'• Ban4-oo k. Call 7-9330 and uk and with the same frequency of issue permanent slides for her biology for 1%. per semester." classes. 116 Scholars "Le tt er " , Receive Academic Awards Students who were outstanding in and Patrick Morrissey '62. a 3.95 average; and Jim Johnson, 3.86; the various fields of scholastic endeav Kathy Kehoe, Dick Fick, Tim Gof and John Berntsen, 3.77. or were honored by faculty members far, Tom Buechele, and Jerry Ebrecke, At the time of this writing many ot and fellow students in the annual scho all seniors, merited Drama awads. lastic awards assembly, May 27. the awards had not been decided . These Seniors with the highest averages - include boys' Dennis Vozikis award, the The winner of the Dennis Vozikis to be announced at graduation - are: YCS award, the girls' History and So award from the girls' division Student Margaret DiBlasio, with a 4.00 scholas cial Science, the girls' Spanish, and the Council members was Kathy Kehoe. tic average; Mary Sue Schwieters, with Sacristy service award. Sodality prefect Mary Ann Sunder bruch was given the Sociality award. Exchange Student Margaret DiBlasio received the girls' religion award while Pat Deluhery and Austrian To Attend AHS Larry Montford had to take a test to An Austrian, Helmut Steiner, will be break a tie. All three had maintained Assumption's first foreign exchange a straight A average through four years student. He is coming to Davenport of high school religion. through the courtesy of the National Catholic Welfare Conference and the English awards were conferred on International High School Student Mary Sue Schwieters and Jim John Program. son. Fr. William F. Wiebler designated Larry Montford, John Berntsen, Mary Helmut will be 16 years old on Aug Ann Sunderbruch, and Margaret Di ust 1. During his two years at the Blasio winners of journalism awards Vienna Realgymnasium (high school), for "their loyalty, service, and staff he has taken, Religion, German, Eng spirit." According to Father Wiebler, lish, Latin, French, physics, chemistry, "These were the dependable students math, art, history, music, shorthand, who met the deadlines and bore the and geography. A good student, he brunt of the routine work so neces hopes to become an analytical chemist. sary for a vital paper." The only child of Dr. and Mrs. Wil Larry Montford and Jim Johnson helm Steiner, Helmut is an altar boy tied for the history and social science and a member of the Sodality of Mary. awards, in the boys' division. Bis special interests lie in readlnr, mu sic, and art. Science award winners were Mar garet DiBlaslo, Ines Frledricks, Mary Helmut Steiner '61 Fr. Robert Amborn, who received the Sue Schwieters, and John Berntsen, letter from the NCWC on May 18, said, who, with Roberta Ellis, also won the "We feel that the presence of this stu Latin award. dent in our midst will be a benefit to JuniorsRenew the student body, inasmuch as they Mary Guile '62, Tracy Plum '62, Kathy will learn something of the life, cus Kehoe '60, Evelyn Panther '62, Louise toms, and educational procedure in DeZorzi '62, • Les Bickford '61, Greg DinnerTradition Austria. Helmut will, in turn, benefit Cusack '61, Jim Miller '61, Howard Renewing a tradition originated by by obtaining firsthand knowledge of Heydn '61, and Mike Barry '63 received the present senior girls in their junior the American way of life." citations for speech. year, the class of '61 honored the sen iors at a buffet-style dinner May 22 at Father Amborn said also that Hel Cathy O'Brien and Sue Gadient, both 6:30 in the cafeteria. mut's presence will help students ap '60, were honored for their achieve preciate problems in Austria and ments in bookkeeping, while 12 sen Junior class president Mary Sue Ma strengthen the mutual understanding ior boys, Jerry Kane, Don Hancock, her acted as general chairman for the between the two countries. Vince Ruefer, Leon Nieuwenhuis, Paul event. Assisting and advising the girls While in this country Helmut will Berger, John Brockman, Mike Fanning, were junior homeroom teachers Sr. M. stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rich Larry Fennelly, Bill Gluba, Mike Francene, Sr. M. Irenaeus, and Sr. M. Hammes, Jerry O'Donnell, and Dick ard Schebler, 2132 Frisco Drive. They Helen Regine. answered an ad in The Catholic Mes Shubat won awards in the National Catholic Bookkeeping test. Elaine LaMar, Karen Melroy and Jo senger asking" for families who would Ann Ruge issued invitations to the sen be willing to take an exchanre student Dorothy Testroet '60 and Carole ior girls, the girls' faculty and Fr. into their homes. They wm provide Westphal '61 won shorthand awards. Robert Amborn. The entertainment room and board and treat him as a Carole, Mary Denise O'Brien '60, Bill committee was headed by Mickie Stnith son. Bis tuition and books will be sup Ticdje '62, Mike Abbott, and Bob Reis and Mary Janet O'Hara. Carol Wysoske plted by the school. inrer (named best senior typist) won and Pat Swails directed the finance Assumption's first foreign exchange typinr certilicates. committee; Chris Schlack was in charge student is expected to leave Austria on George McCarthy won the boys of decorations. July 25 and fly to Washington, D.C., Spanish award. Special audio-visual where he and other students will take The menu of ham, baked beans, scill aid awards were given to Rosalie Bend part in an orientation program. He loped potatoes and potato salad, as er and Bob Bloominger. Mary Sue will arrive in Davenport during the sorted salads, rolls, and dessert was first week in August. Schwieters and Roberta Ellis won ad planned by the foods committee: Barb ditional awards in music for their serv Smith, Julie Meyers and Sandy Miller. An editorial advocating such an ex ice as accompanists. The ham, rolls and cake were bought change appeared in the March issue Science Fair awards were presented with the donations of the junior girls, of the Knirht Beacon. Nothing has been to Mike Jakubowski '63, Joe Nahra '63, while the girls themselves prepared said about an Assumption student being Stan Maliszewski '62, Bob Coelln '62, the other dishes. sent abroad. 117 Weary Seniors Leave Will; KNIGHT BEACON Election Notes To Juniors u Being of sound mind but weary of body on this 31st day of May, 1960, the Senior Class of 1960 does hereby bequeath to the senior class of 1961 the fol lowing material: three president-sized Jack Kennedy posters, bumperettes from all candidates, newspaper clippings praising the candidates, copies of Congres sional Record speeches, and campaign buttons. These hardly used articles will be left in the pos session of the executor of the estate to be used in the best interests of the class of '61. We hope you will be able to put this material to more use than the class of '60 did. Other valuable gems are: a nomination speech com plete with a seconding speech, addresses for addi tional information concerning the candidates, and life histories of the men, pointing out their achievements that qualify them for President of the United States. ' ) As an aid to a successful convention, we leave you our senior English research themes exposing the de fects and qualifications of all candidates. Another very important requisite that we cannot leave you, but we hope you already possess, is the enthusiasm and willingness to carry out an exciting convention. Definitely it would be well if you started planning this convention as soon as possible, since the longer Shoe-Filler you delay, the less inviting the convention will be The come. We urge you to plan the convention this sum Footsteps mer so you can start organizing immediately in Sep Softer, tember. Softer, Echo through the halls. Perhaps, since the National Conventions will be Disappearing seniors over, you will not wish to hold a mock convention. If Send back a final 'Call. this is the case, you may desire to hold a presidential election instead. We leave it to your discretion to use The seniors' shoes are empty now. this material in the best possible manner. Juniors Given this day at AHS. take JOHN BERNTSEN, Trustee the step. Graduation Recipe What must they do to make ithem fit? The '60 class had "all there" spirit with VirtuesCompose Ingredients All-American Beacon Staff by Mardi Gaydos Silver bells tinkling in French ½ cup Generosity ¼ cup Sincerity Spaghetti a la Colonnese served in chefs' hats ¼ cup Responsibility 1 cup Vivaciousness A top-ten rating in the scholarship exams ¼ cup Integrity 4 tablespoons Wholesome Exorcising DHS 1 cup Piety ness Launching the satellite Assumptionite 1h cup Prudence ½ cup Ingenuity Pictures, invitations, cards a dash of Individuality Beatnik clothes ... hardtime, too Mix responsibility, integrity and prudence. Beat Motorless cars. They were there - 'most every one. slowly for two years. Then fold in, ever so carefully, vivaciousness, individuality and ingenuity. Let stand Anticipating the coming year for two semesters; gradually add piety. For addition The juniors al flavor dice one stick of generosity and one stick of untie the lace. sincerity; blend into mixture. Pour into any personal They plan to make the shoes fit real ity mold and chill in refrigerator for one year. Guar tight, anteed perfect. Will serve humanity - generous help- And to accelerate the pace. ings. 118 Youth of Month Student Council Decides Upon Senior Duo Bob also admits that he is somewhat a connoisseur of food. He often cooks his specialty, barbecued foods, on out ings. Bob is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert Reisinger, 1221 Parkway Drive. Margaret, editor of this senior issue of the Beacon, held the position of co editor through the rest of the year. She also did a great deal of work pre paring the defense for the Knight Bea con trial In addition to her work in journal ism, she is a member of the National Honor Society, the Sodality, the GRA, and serves as a senior gym leader. She admits, "I've found myself vol unteering for everything this year, and I've never had more fun or less sleep in my life." Margaret has worked at the Daven port Public Library for four years, and Robert Reisinger '60 Margaret DiBlaslo '60 was recently promoted to the library Seniors Bob Reisinger and Margaret Bob also participates in both the Vo staff. DiBlasio, chosen for their spirit of serv cation and Monogram clubs, and was During her spare time ( of which ice and leadership, are the last Student elected to the National Honor Society there is very little) Margaret likes to Council Youths of the Month for this this year. His favorite subjects, phy read or cook, and enjoys listening to school year. sics and trigonometry, have also influ music from popular musical comedies. Bob Reisinger, co-captain of this enced Bob's extracurricular interests. She likes swimming and tennis dur year's wrestling team, has combined He was enrolled last year in an Air ing the summer months, but readily sports and hobbies with more intel Scout navigational course. admits her lack of proficiency. lectual pursuits to create a well-bal Although Bob's wrestling opponents She has maintained a 4.0 average anced if often hectic senior year. probably won't believe this, Bob has throughout four years of high school, A member of Holy Family parish, studied music for five years, in a course and received recognition as a finalist Bob ls a reflllar Mass server and be that emphasizes the composition of in the National Merit Scholarship com longs to the parish Sodallty. classical music. petition. She plans to attend Marycrest Bob lists camping, fishing, swimming Not unusual, though, is Bob's part College next year. and boating as favorite hobbies, add time job at Eagles'. This swnmer he The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James ing that he has demonstrated these will begin working at Bendix and con DiBlasio, 1308 Arlington Avenue, Mar outdoor skiUs at previous Boy Scout tinue there during college. He will en garet is a member of Sacred Heart Jamborees. ter St. Ambrose in the fall. parish. 119 - AssumptionHigh School Faculty - GIRLS' DIVISION FACULTY MEM Sr. M. Francene, Sr. M. St. Monica, Sr. Sr . M. Angele Therese, Sr. M. Cecil BERS: Front Row - Left to Right: Sr. M. St. Victor, Sr. M. St. Pius, Sr. M. (Vice-Principal of the girls' division). M. St. Catherine, Sr. M. Ramona (Pro The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Lidwine, Sr. M. Borgia, Sr. M. Diana, vincial), Sr. M. Ann Esther (Principal Virgin Mary staff the girls' division. of girls' division), Sr. M. Anysia, Sr,M. Sr. M. Helen Regine, Sr. M. Helen Ann, Miss Marion Thornton, not pictured, St. Anna, Second Row: Sr. M. Eustella, Sr. M. lrenaeus, Sr. M. Frances Agnese, teaches physical education. BOYS' DIVISION FACULTY MEM Sr. M. Laurent, (all CHM) Fr. Marvin bose, Fr. Edmund Weer, Fr. Wlll1am BERS: Front Row: Left to Right: Mr. Mottet, Fr. John Ryan, Fr. John Boyle, Stratman. Diocesan priests, Sisters of Ron Mellen, Mr. Herman Derouin, Fr. Fr. W. F. Wiebler. Second Row: Fr. the Humility of Mary, and lay faculty Louis Colonnese, Mr. Eugene Walton, William Dawson, Fr. Arthur Perry, Sr. Fr. Robert Walter, Fr. Gerald Kraus, staff the boys' division. Fr. Charles M. St. Edward, Sr. M. Anna Marita, Fr. Anthony Conrad, Mr. Raymond ADl- Mann is not pictured. 120 ~~.. "1 t l .. ' 1 ~,r)C: . 1:.,10, J, ...to !R • urr-L 121 122 I Jurr:,ora •Jo ,I (I ec 110. (",n l r I l arao.~ r ' '""' ., ,..., ( rr ' I' 123 ese.- &rio.ron (}. f(-(}te. 124 oncy L. C\a,-¼_c j ) o) J,,._, u.ren fihli!OC. ,C- 125 (' r I AJ, ,an IIe ,t!-'{''~J (llllura_ 1 126 .,.., l'lcma, I W:/'.ilur,,1 ' 127 Book List Juniorslist Favorites (Members of the junior class compiled the following book list guaranteed to be favorites of the seniors.) Frog in the Throat by Dan Hawley Life on the Range by John Beh I am Exhausted by Carole Gross Cathy's Clown by Jim McGrath Say It with Old Spice by Skip Kuriger The Life of a Spider by Anne Faulhaber I'd Love to Wear Heels by Connie Edwards The History of Lady Clairol by Mary McMeans The Mouse That Roared by Mike McCleary The Plight of the Bright by Tom McDonnell Hickory, Dickery, Dockery by John Brandt I'm Bohrered by Ray Cinadr How to Catch 'Goffars' by Sandra Kearney MOTHERS' DAY MEMENTO ... Fath er Ryan blesses the roses which were presented to the mothers of YCS'ers. Jim Anderson '60 assists Father, Tom Buechele '60, lower photo, presents a rose to his mother. WANT ADS Want a real bargln? Call 7-9654 for a sen ior grammar book - .never . used. Girls!! If you have charm, the right "Yea, team," and other necessary qualities, there might be a job opportunity for you next year. Call 5-4409 for further information. • • Available anytime after the last "jug," one soft, well-worn cushion for those hard desk seats in A-1. Owner leaving school. Phone 7-6094 and ask for Dick. • • Attention boys: treat your letter jackets with that special care they deserve. Let us protect them with our deep freeze summer treatment. Your treasured Assumption jac ket will be in good hands when you leave it at the - Hopkins, Green, Guerlnk, and Tube With Ears Becomes Teacher Herr Associates, Cleaners. With only a single large black eye dally routine," accordinc- to Carole • • Teens: want to learn how to drive. For ex and a pair of rabbit ears, Mr. Educa Duffy '60. pert instruction call 7-400 and ask for tional TV has become a valuable as For the boys, Mr. Walton incorpor BIil - lessons will start as soon as repairs sistant teacher at AHS. This fellow ates programs like Divided We Stand on instructor's car are completed. is being put to a wide number of uses, and Meet Mr. Lincoln into his history . . which range from brief glimpses of course. The Twentieth Century on Sun It's a steal - SO miles of used athletic tape at greatly reduced prices. Call 3-5669 and historic occasions to experiments in days is cited by Mr. Walton as a very ask for Dangerous Don. advanced chemistry. good program for classroom use in the form of a film. • • • Among the most enthusiastic TV Earn money in your spare time. P.A. an The Continental Classroom, an ear nouncement ghQst writer needed. Contact adherents, Sr. M. Borgia, BVM, al E.J.W. at 1334 West 8th. ways makes Shakespearian plays a ly morning production, is highly recom . . . must for her English classes. The mended by Fr. W. F. Stratman, science For Sale: Owner forced to sell - green Wagon Train version of Great Expec teacher. "It's a very difficult program Ford convertible - excellent transmission tations allowed a discussion comparing to understand, especially If you don't - air-conditioned. Low milea&e - parked watch it every day," Tim Vaughan ob at owner's vllla most of time. Call 3-e&ll the characters with those in the book before 7:00 p.m. which the class had just finished read se"es. • • • ing. But other plays with pagan phil "It really helps you to review" is For sale: one Iowa road map - route to osophies, such as the Doll House, are the way Don Loftus feels about the Muscatine outlined in red pencil. Call 3-1287 documentaries shown on the lives of and ask for Ron. discussed to sharpen the student's ab • • • ility to discern unchristian principles. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Ted For Sale: cheap - one half-filled bottle of dy Roosevelt. Gary Goings feels "films Old Spice. Formerly owned by an old lady A typical student reaction is that give you an insight into how people who never shaved. Call 3-6152. "TV is a pleasant change from th~ really used to live." 128 Year's Work Disperses; AHS Clubs Disband After a long year's work the AHS According to moderator Fr. William band played for an Alleman assembly clubs will settle down to a well-de- Stratman, the Radio Club has expired and on May 20 held a public concert. served recess until September, when also. The band also played at the Assump they will swing into action once again. The National Honor Society nominat- tion-Davenport Youth Benefit Base ball game. The Sodality ended the year with a ed another five per cent of the jun- flourish. On May 13 they honored Mary, iors and sophomores. Nominees will not The past year has been a lively one the patron of Assumption, with the be inducted until next year. Repetition for YCS groups. A Study Day, a Study annual May crowning held in the li- of the Spelling Bee, and Oratory Con- Night, an Evening of Recollection, and brary courtyard. Mary Ann Sunder- test, along with assisting at Career a Parents' Night were the high points. bruch, prefect of the Sodality, crowned Week and College Night, are headlin- Another project was the distribution the Blessed Mother's statue; Roseann ing events for Honor Society members of tree tags explaining the true mean Laake, vice-prefect, assisted. Senior next year. ing of the Christmas tree. This sum Sodalists were guards-of-honor. After a very successful initial year, mer the Davenport Diocesan Federation During this busy year, the Sodality the Drama Club is planning to repeat will hold a Study Week August 8-11 conducted a Mental Prayer contest the variety show and one-act plays. at St. Ambrose College. and two panel discussions. In Febru They also hope to draw up a charter ary a panel composed of senior Sodal and receive Student Council recogni ists and two Marycrest juniors - tion. This past year the thespians have Margaret Speuhler and Barbara Mizic produced the Night of One Acts and ko - discussed "The Catholic Press in Lute Song. the Life of the Catholic Student." In The Sacristy Club, composed mainly March, Mrs. Merle Speer, a housewife, of sophomores, has set out vestments, Miss Elizabeth Coughlin, a career wom cared for the altar, and kept the altar an, and Sr. Mary Kevin, BVM, Alle linens clean. man, participated in a vocation panel. The Library Club, with a member Other projects sponsored by the So ship of 40 girls, maintains the library dality were the Lenten breakfast serv bulletin board and has complete charge ice, Christmas food baskets, and the of the library. They also hope to ob Sodallty bookstore, which sold approx tain a Student Council charter next imately 1,000 books. year. Science Club meetings have featured Mr. Carl Paarman will conduct a such guest speakers as Mr. Don Per summer band program for grade and ry, Bendix Aviation Corp., and Fr. Se high school students from June 20 to bastian Menke, St. Ambrose College. July 29. Classes will be held three days The club has been disbanded. a week. On May 10 the Assumption MAY CORONATION ... Mary Ann Sunderbruch '60, Sodality prefect, GradLauds Law reaches for the crown which Roseann But why can't we leave the campus Laake '61, vice prefect, bands her from during lunch periods? This is a fam iliar question often raised by seniors. the pillow. Joe Sunderbruch '72 acts For at least one senior, Mary Denise as crown bearer. Senior Sodallst re O'Brien, the restriction proved a bless citing the Act of Consecration is ~ ing in disguise. g'ela Alcala. Pulling out of her driveway on her way to the Assumption-East Moline baseball game, Denny found her way blocked by a man who claimed to be an FBI agent. Skeptical at first, Den ny readily believed the man when be presented his official identification. The officer explained that the per son who had robbed an East Moline bank earlier in the day had used a car exactly like hers for the getaway. Had she left school during the noon hour, or given her car to anyone else during that time? the agent wanted to know. Denny explained that no one is allowed this privilege and the man seemed satisfied, Just to clinch the alibi, Dt'bny added that when she did leave school at 3:00 p.m. she was accompanied by several Sisters. Denny finally arrived at the game, murmuring thanksgiving for a rule that to most is only an inconvenience. 129 Senior Resume Spaghetti and Chicken Wire Unite Seniors by Carole Gross & Kathy Kehoe Normally, seniors suffer from a chronic case of senioritis, an incurable disease with such detrimental effects as indifference, loss of school spirit, lack of unity, disinterest in school af fairs, and a longing for graduation. But, the class of '60, who care enough to be the very best, are afflicted with DISMAY OR DE togethernessitis . This enthusiasm germ LIGHT ... that's began to take effect at pre-Homecom ing time. the expression on Since school spirit was total shot at Kathy Kehoe's face the time, it was a challenge for us sen as she worked with iors to pull through. So as fast as we Carole Gross on the could beg thousands of napkins from class resume, which local merchants, we converged in Car is given in the ad ole Gross's basement and began stuff ing napkins into chicken wire - the joining story. first step towards our Homecoming float. Starting with this, Homecoming snowballed into a whole parade, plus a helicopter. Through these and similar projects cliques began to melt and the senior class became one. Homecoming day arrived dark and rainy, but the weather couldn't damp all the good times we shared, not as ley, Bob Spahn and Mike Fanntnr set en that senior spirit. After a pep rally, small cliques, but as one, fun-loving up a combo with washtubs, bottles and we drove in a caravan down Central (perhaps a little more than was good a broom. for us) class of '60. Park Avenue. Returning we found the Then there was the Sunday that Assumption drive lined with all the For instance, we all remember Kathy Credit Island was invaded by about half kids waiting in the rain for Queen Con Kehoe's beatnik party, especially Jerry the senior class. We were so fascinated nie Edwards. Kane and bis bongo drums, and Bill by Dick Leonard's skill in our baseball At game time our tears flowed as we Mahcr's post-party-party. game that we didn't even get around watched our beautiful float sag and Then there was the night of the DHS to roasting our hot dogs. sink into the mud. The helicopter des AHS football game and our celebration As we reluctantly leave Assumption, cended through the rain, delivering at Fejevary afterwards. We'll always Queen Connie to her Homecoming carrying memories of our fantastic, un remember the parties when Ray Tiedje forgetable senior year we do hope that kingdom. The night ended with a party would make a fire in the fireplace, at John Beh's, the seniors' second home. Ted's and 30-Lanes won't be too lone Mary Sue Schwieters would take her some without us. The Variety Show, though not spec place at the piano, and we would join ifically a senior project, was enhanced in singing the Irish songs for George A few years from now these mem by the enthusiasm of participating sen McCarthy, Pat Deluhrey, and Tom Mc ories may be revived, as members of iors, often to the embarassment of Donnell. the class of '60, in a reminiscent mood, recall that time when sparkling Barb Werthmann. With typi We must apologize to Dr. and Mrs. cal senior grace, Joe Smith swayed to Kehoe for the shock they suffered an accompaniment of laughter. Mutual when they got home and discovered WANT ADS back-slapping after the performance that the Variety Show cast, including climaxed all the goofing off that final Wanted: Pen pals from Boston, Mass., who the Knight Beats, had invaded their have had experience as international spies. ly jelled into a good show. home for a post-practice party. Commission; opportunity for advancement. As the year progressed, our spirits Call 5-4805 Fri. and Sat. nights until Sept. found outlet in another project, the None of the seniors, especially Tom 1, then forget ft. Spaghetti dinner. Enthusiasm and an McDonnell, will soon forget our tobog • • • gan party! ticipation grew as we helped Father For sale : Slightly used cane. plaster cast (autographed), a spaghetti-stained T-shirt, Colonnese stir the big kettles of sauce, The seniors also like to boast that it and 500 personally autographed first editions decorate the cafeteria, and make last was their spirit that set the pace for of The Asswnpt1onJte. Call 7-6168. minute arrangements the day before. the rest of the school in sports. Senior • • • When the day finally arrived we all officers juggled finances, buses, and Looking for the perfect place to spend your felt so united - singing school and seniors almost every out of town game. vacation? Try Eastern Iowa•s garden spot - It's surprising that we could still cheer exotic scenery - plentiful local color - class songs while we cleaned up, taking exciting night life - untouched by the down decorations, and ending the day at the games after all the singing and ravages of modern civilization. Contact Lost with a party at Sue Gadient's. cheering on the way there. When our Nation C. of C. representative D . Wolfe. Much of our fun was very disor Knights faced DHS in the sectional, ganized, and furnishes delightful mem even the Davenport cheerleaders GORDON PRINTING ories of the kids we dated and the admitted that they were far outcheered crazy things we did. Even the organ by smaller Assumption. ized parties strike different meanings We never knew we bad such talent COMPANY for each of us. More important, how among us until at one of Sharon Du ever, are the things to recall together, lansky's post-game parties, Dan Baw- 7 and Perry 130 Some Seniors Know , But Some Are Dubious Many students indicated on their Girls Werthmann, Ann Cook; surveys that they would enter college Marycrest College, Davenport, Iowa- St. Mary's, Omaha, Nebraska this fall. The following is a tentative Mary Denise O'Brien, Janice Miller, Charlene Conway; list of those students and the colleges that they have chosen: Mary Schepker, Lois Borowicz, Isabelle St. Anthony's School of Nursing, Rock McNamara, Mary Ann Sunderbruch, Island, Ill. - Boys Sandra Kearney, Linda McDonald, Ines Pat Campbell, Janice Stolmeier, Mary Jo Marinan; Saint Ambrose College, Davenport, Friedricks, Mary Sue Schwieters, Susie Iowa- Jansen, Dorothy Testroet, Mary Jo Oklahoma University - John Feyen, Dan Macumber, Bill Mary McMeans; Gluba, Jim Foster, Bill Bedford, Rich Seng, Jane Alston, Judy Marietta, Ros ard Fick, Ken Palmisano, Tom Hough alie Bender, Margaret DiBlasio; Cardinal Stritcb, Milwaukee, Wis. - ton, John Hyland, Dick Hasenmiller, Carole Gross, Barbara Snell; Mount St. Scholastica College, Atchison, George McCarthy, Mike Schaecker, Don Kansas-- College of Saint Mary - Bock, Jack Ketelaar, Jerry O'Donnell, Sally Jo Roth; Larry Fennelly, Don Bender, Ray Cin Susan Gadient; adr, Jerry Mosier, John Viggos, Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Mount St. Clare, Clinton, Iowa - Tom Buechele, Bob Spahn, Jerry Davenport, Iowa - Jacque Rae Jurgens; Kane, Mike McGee, John Beh, Bill Sharon Martens, Connie Edwards, San Jose State, Calif. - Snyder, Art Johnson, Bob Reisinger, Skip Kuriger, Betti Brandt, Barb Jucli Abbott. Tim Goffar, George McKinzie, John Berntsen, Dennis O'Toole, Mike Lohf, Dick Leonard, Bill Maher, Jim John son, Ron Rehmann, Lawrence Mont ford, Jim Anderson; Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa- Dennis Calkins, Gerald Ehrecke, Jo seph Rose, John Niemeyer; St. Joseph's Seminary, Edgerton, Wis consin - Joe Bryant; Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana Patrick Deluhery, Thomas McDon nell, Jim McGrath; Creighton, Omaha, Nebraska - Tom Atzen; Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa - Dick Wolfe; Spring Hill - Tom McCarthy; Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis consin - Richard Moore, Bob Johnston, Ron Fiese, Bill Bell. C O ULD• THE SE BE P SUEDO PRIE STS? No, just Ra y Cin adr '60, John Brandt '60 and Bill Gluba '60, appearing at the Hard -Times dance held May 6. ''NOW LISTEN TO THIS ONE , Mr . Savala!" chortles Tom McCarthy '60 while seniors Jim Anderson, Ron Reh mann, Bill Snyder , Pat Deluhery , and Dick Leonard look on at the Hard Times dance to raise money , for this is sue. 131 Lute Song Scores In Acting, Lighting, Costumes by Ron Rehmann macy when needed, established an ex parts , drew a gale of laughter from the However black the stage may have otic Oriental settinr with a limited audience . It certainly was not acted in been, audience and actors were never number of props. Applause roes to a facetious manner, and it was a shame in the dark during the performances of Kathy Brasch '61, and Howard Beydn that the audience could not have ac Lute ong . Effective lighting and bril '61, for their efforts. cepted it with the maturity that the actors displayed in playing it. liant staging and costuming formed a But a contrast to the mood of the more than adequate background for performance was the manner in which In future performances, this review the em otions expressed by the actors . the audience accepted the more dra er feels that choice of a lighter selec matic sequences. For example, the tion might be more attractive, both ince me of the actors had had pre death scene, one of the more serious to the actors and to the audience. vious e perience , their individual per formanc hi blighted the production . perien e and maturity were an asset th Kehoe '6 , in her difficult role SeniorsReminisce About Past th ed wife. Her portrayal em d unstrained and her actions well Homecoming, Spaghetti Supper, Dav centage of those entering college chose motivated as she placed herself in sym enport-Assumption football game, Jun St. Ambrose or Marycrest. pathy ilh her character through the ior-Senior Prom - all are vivid mem What kind of books do seniors read? duration of the play. ories in Assumption seniors' minds, as Quite a selection! Favorites range from indicated by a recent survey. Camping Can Be Fun to War and Peace. Berb Smith '62, portraying an en Several boys listed Dr . Tom Dooley's tire ly d.fferent pers onal ity than her School spirit was coined "good" by books Deliver Us From Evil and Edge prev ious Bird role, charmed the audi most, but, as everything else, it was of Tomorrow as the best they had read. ence with her mellow voice . Serving as described "not as good as it could be." One senior boy, Dick Wolfe, listed His the manager , Jerry Ehrecke '60, r e A few seniors speculated that, when tory of American Football as his fav freshed the audience with his resume of the present sophomores become sen orite. the proceedings before each act . Jane iors , school spirit will be at a new It was hard to ascertain whether or Wells '62, providing the only comic re high. not seniors are anxious to graduate lief in the tension of the story , clever On the majority of the surveys, it since a 50-50 split was revealed. Many ly established a humorous character. was indicated that there should be some claimed that their senior year was tun and they just didn't want to leave. However , equally outstanding was the senior privileges. Quite a few boys list Seniors offered many suggestions to performance displayed by students ed as their biggest "gripe" the present underclassmen . Sue Gadient proclaim without previous experience to their locker rules. ed, "As underclassmen gain the reputa credit. Tun Goffar '60, showed strength tion for being cooperative students." and forcefulness as a aged mandarin, Many , according to the survey, con Jim McGrath, also a senior, humorous particularly in his onstage death, a templated going to college. Sixty-five ly noted, "Learn all you can while scene difficult for any actor to perform . percent of the boys said they plan to you are alive so that you will be pret Tom Buechele '60, showed much in enter college this fall; college-bound ty smart when you are dead." sight into his scholarly role and used girls were not as numerous. A good per- his vocal talents to enhance the mu sical spirit of his portrayal. Dick Fick '60, characterized the pride of the prince Profs Disillusion Students both in line delivery and in gesture and In order to assist underclassmen in future years at Assumption, carriage. this list of translations of statements made by teachers has been com- Besides being an Assumption first, piled by two seniors . the use of black lighting was also new What They Say ... What They Really Mean . . . to the Quad-Cities. Two black lights il 1. We might have a short quiz tomor 1. Better prepare for the chapter test. luminated the stage, giving an eerie row. flow to costumes and white apparel of 2. The curve dipped pretty low this 2. Nobody rot above 30. the audience. Special credit is due to time. Fr. Robert Amborn, who was instru 3. Now I could tell you the answer 3. I don't have the faintest idea what mental in obtaining the black lights, but you'll remember it longer if you're talking about. for the outstanding effects. you look it up yourself. The choreography directed by Sr. M. 4. I think I'll let you correct your own 4. I've rot a three weeks backlor of Borgia, BVM brightened the play at papers this time. uncorrected tests. the proper times. The temple dance 5. Your child fails to grasp the funda 5. He's a complete idiot. performed by Carole Gross '60, Sue mental subject matter necessary for Gadient '60, Cathy Ceurvorst '62, and the course. Louise DeZorzi '62, - coordinated with 6. Today let's turn the class over to the charming dragon dance, added to 6. I don't have a thing prepared. you. the Oriental mood of the play. 7. Now let's all use common sense 7. Our mortality rate has been quite Everything achieved in Lute Song when we do this experiment. low; let's keep it that way. would naturally have been impossible 8. I'm a little disappointed at our tic. 8. We have a grand total of three tic without Sr. M. Eustella, BVM who de ket sales. kets sold. voted time and effort as the director of 9. I know it's spring but we have a the play, and Larry Armondo of St. 9. Put down the comic books and pay lot of work to cover. Ambrose College, who lent his talents attention. to scenery, make-up and interpretation 10. Procrastination is the thief of time. 10. Start at least th~ night before; you as assistant director. won't ret it done in 5th period study hall. The scenery, which utilized the ex 11. I have a few announcements this 11. We'll resume class in about 15 min panse of the stage and provided inti- morning, utes. 132 JUNIOR FRANK SOLIS clears one of the high hurdles which he faced dur ing the track meet at Bettendorf, Fri day night, April 22. UP, UP AND OV ER goes Doug Cor nick, another prom Ising junior return ing to next year's track squad. Knights Secure Practice Fields Starting next fall, since they will have their own practice field behind MIKE LOBF TAKES the baton from the parking lot, the football team will one of his team-mates and fights on no longer have to trot across Duck to a grueling finish in the mile relay. Creek each night. Be also won a blue ribbon in the low Frandsen Excavating Co. is finishing hurdles at Bettendorf. Mike is current the grading of the area from the park ly top point winner on the ABS track ing lot to Duck Creek. Immediately, team.and one of the outstanding sen after the grading is completed, the iors on the team, says Coach Ray Am maintenance men will disk, harrow, brose. fertilize, and seed the area. Next year, this land will be used for softball diamonds, practice :football fields, and for physical education classes. 133 A Tie, Two Victories,Resignation, Top Year's Sports News The Davenport football game, East Moline basketball games, and resigna tion of head football coach Gene Wal ton provided the top sports stories at Assumption this year. It was a year that saw two potential championship IDGB POINT WIN Knight teams knocked to the wayside in NER Mary Denise first round tournament play by arch O'Brien '60, accepts rival Davenport. her GRA trophy Late last August Coach Walton greet ed 40 varsity football candidates, includ from Miss Marian ing 15 lettermen, and directed them Thomton, girls' um through three practice sessions a day in Instructor. Other the sultry heat, preparing for the open GRA awards, bowl er at Fort Madison . ing trophies a n d The weak Bloodhounds upset the Knights Zl-0 but Walton's charges ribbons, and ribbons bounei!d back in the next two weeks to f o r intramural smother Regis and be tied by top.. sports were present ranked Davenport to furnish the big ed at the annual gest surprise of the local prep foot athletic awards as ball season. This was the only mar on eembly. an otherwise perfect record in the Blue Devils' final year under the same roof. The quarterbacking of junior John Fennelly and the running of seniors Tim Goffar and Ed Burke highlighted the Knights' offensive splurge in these Although Assumption ended up split batting percentages as Coach Derouin contests, while seniors Jim Anderson ting even in two games, Regis was the molded his second winning baseball and Dick Leonard anchored the line. only team to out-score the Knights by crew in his two-year stint here. The Assumption sandwiched a hard-fought more than ten points. bad spring raised havoc with the sched victory over Joliet Catholic between Junior Bob Schebler paced the scor ule and forced a rash of late season shut-outs at the hands of Notre Dame ing parade, followed by McCleary and contests. at Niles, Wahlert, Alleman, and Clin Hawley. Richardson and Hawley were Father Perry's tennis team, paced by ton. announced co-captains at the March Ron Rehmann, district semi-finalist, Student spirit picked up noticeably banquet. Schebler was selected third used underclassmen to replace last at the heliocopter homecoming with the team All-Quad City, and McCleary was spring's almost unbeatable twosome of River Kings and carried on into the fol named to the Regis all-opponent team Gene McCabe and Dave Killian, but lowing week when the state's number on the basis of his 34 points against dropped their ru-st six matches. one team, Burlington, pulled away from the Royals in the third game of the a halftime tie to gain a 27-13 verdict. season. Heading up the spring sports teams This was the only game that the The team with the best winning- per was the track outfit which un Knights scored in that they didn't at centage in the school this year was covered school record-breakers in least tie. the wrestlers, who complied a '7-4 tally almost every event, but still was The season's finale with Bettendorf while growing the fastest of any sport having trouble winning its share as cancelled because of a heavy sno - at Assumption. of m e e t s . Swift Butch Richard storm. Seniors Jim Anderson and Ed Senior Jerry Kane had the top in son, Bill Gluba and Dave Aldape were Burke were elected co-captains by their dividual record, followed by junior the running stars, while Bob Schebler teammates and all were honored at a John Davies and sophomore heavy and Doug Cornick blazed the path in post-season banquet. weight Bob Deluhery. Paul Castro, Rich the field events. The abundance of tal Only four basketball lettermen - Moore, Bill Bell, Bob Reisinger, and ent among the underclassmen gave Dick Leonard, Dan Hawley, Mike Mc Tim Goffar were other senior stalwarts. promise of bright future for Coach Ray Cleary and Bob Schebler - returned, Making big news on the spring sports Ambrose's charges. but Coach Babe Derouin found added scene was the first entry of an As Two coaching changes occurred dur strength in sophomore Karl Noonan sumption athletic team into the state ing the year - one addition in the fall and two first-year seniors, Butch Rich finals as Father Mann's golf team and a resignation in the spring. The ardson and Dick Wolfe. Besides Scheb crashed the "Sweet Sixteen" despite a new addition was Ron Mellen, St. Am· ler, Tony McAndrews and John Fen mediocre 1-3 pre-district mark. Senior brose College graduate from Chicago, nelly were the junior standouts. Tom McCarthy, along with brother who became head sophomore baseball The cagers raced off to a swift start Mike and another sophomore, Bill and basketball coach and assistant var and, after winning seven of their first Flynn, golfed brilliantly to lead the sity line coach in football. The loss was nine games, were ranked third in t!1,e way for the Knight linksmen. hard-working Gene Walton, another St. state and first in the southeast district On the baseball front, Assumption Ambrose grad, who resigned as head around the middle of January. Then boasted of the second best pitcher in football coach after two years to take the roof caved in as the Assumption the Quad-Cities, four year veteran Paul a Lucrative offer in the business world. quintet lost six of their next seven con Castro (3-2), and two of the area preps Mr. Walton provided Assumption tests before salvaging a triumph over three top hitters in Dick Wolfe (.471) gridiron fans with a fair share of thrills North Scott prior to the tournament. and Tony McAndrews (.438); but were in his stay here and gained the respect In the sectional at Clinton, Davenport dumped in sectional tournament play of his players, students, faculty, fans, survived a furious last quarter rally by perennial state finalist Davenport, and opposing coaches. He was also var sparked by Mike McCleary to drop the 4-2. sity assistant in basketball and track Knights from the tournament trail Castro and another classy veteran, besides being boys' social studies in 65-58. John Beh, were well over .300 in the structor. 134